Strength in Numbers: Discovering the Joy and Power of Mathematics in Everyday Life - Brossura

K. Stein, Sherman

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ISBN 10: 0471329746 ISBN 13: 9780471329749

Casa editrice: John Wiley &Sons, 1999

Riassunto

An Easygoing, Highly Entertaining Refresher on all the Math You'll Ever Need.

What do two goats and a car have to do with making good decisions? Was the golden ratio used to build the Great Pyramid of Khufu? Can it be that some numbers are unmistakably "hot," while others are inherently "cool"? With his infectiously enthusiastic and engaging style, award-winning teacher and author Sherman K. Stein offers a new appreciation for mathematics, from the beauty of its logic ("as inevitable and memorable as a Mozart symphony") to its amazing power and pervasiveness in our lives. Requiring no math knowledge beyond basic arithmetic and high school geometry, Strength in Numbers is an enlightening introduction to all the math you'll ever need.

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Recensione:

"an enlightening introduction to all the math you'll ever need". (Zentralblatt fur Didaktik der Mathematik)

"Let's cut to the quick. Read this book. Stein has given us a delightful, refreshing new look at old mathematics, and introduces us to the new in a readable and entertaining way."-New Scientist
 
"The diverse themes hold the reader throughout. . . . A rich and charming book."-Choice
 
"Strength in Numbers should find a home in every school library, and mathematics teachers will want to recommend chapters of this book to their students."-Mathematics Teacher

L'autore:

SHERMAN K. STEIN is a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Davis, where he received a distinguished teaching award. He is also a recipient of the Lester R. Ford Prize of the Mathematical Association of America for excellence in exposition on math. He is the author of Mathematics: The Man-Made Universe and The Guided Inquiry Series on math for high school students. He lives in Davis, California.

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• Editore: John Wiley &Sons
• Data di pubblicazione: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0471329746
• ISBN 13: 9780471329749
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 288