Graphs, Colourings and the Four-Colour Theorem
$95.45
- Paperback
150 pages
- Release Date
24 January 2002
Summary
The four-colour theorem is one of the famous problems of mathematics, that frustrated generations of mathematicians from its birth in 1852 to its solution (using substantial assistance from electronic computers) in 1976. The theorem asks whether four colours are sufficient to colour all conceivable maps, in such a way that countries with a common border are coloured with different colours.The book discusses various attempts to solve thisproblem, and some of the mathematics which developed out…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198510628 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198510624 |
| Series: | Oxford Science Publications |
| Author: | Robert A. Wilson |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 150 |
| Release Date: | 24 January 2002 |
| Weight: | 225g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 156mm x 9mm |
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This is a lively and readable account of one of the great problems of mathematics and its solution and can be recommended to all readers who are interested and prepared to make the effort to follow it. The Mathematical Gazette … it will please every reader. And last but not least, it is a thin book, which will not eat much space in your library; the contents to weight ratio is well above the average. EMS
About The Author
Robert A. Wilson
ROBERT A. WILSON has his own Dallas-based firm, which works with some of America’s leading companies to improve the caliber of their communications. Wilson has also created books, including Character Above All, Power and the Presidency, and American Greats, and has produced programs for PBS. He is married to Laura Wilson, with whom he has three sons: Andrew, Owen, and Luke.
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