Queste favole piene di giochi di parole di un famoso scrittore scientifico rendono i concetti matematici complicati accessibili e divertenti. Dodici saggi adottano un approccio giocoso alla matematica, indagando la topologia di una coperta calda, le probabilità di battere un tennista migliore e come distinguere tra fatti e fallacie. Edizione del 1991.
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Da: Renaissance Books, Riverside, CA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condizione: New. "Twelve essays take a playful approach to the subject, exploring how toplay poker over the telephone without the possiblity of cheating, how to distinguish plausible fallacies from unbelievable facts, and how to cope mathematically with contorted worms, drunken tennis players, and snakes that eat their own tails." viii+191 pages, illustrated throughout with line drawings. Codice articolo 13630
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Da: Rarewaves.com USA, London, LONDO, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: New. These pun-studded fables by a popular science writer make complicated mathematical concepts accessible and fun. Twelve essays take a playful approach to mathematics, investigating the topology of a warm blanket, the odds of beating a superior tennis player, and how to distinguish between fact and fallacy. 1991 edition. Codice articolo LU-9780486458847
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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Twelve essays take a playful approach to mathematics, investigating the topology of a blanket, the odds of beating a superior tennis player, and how to distinguish between fact and fallacy. Twelve essays take a playful approach to the subject, exploring how to play poker over the telephone without the possibility of cheating, how to distinguish plausible fallacies from unbelievable facts, and how to cope mathematically with contorted worms, drunken tennis players, and snakes that eat their own tails. Former columnist for Scientific American's "Mathematical Games" section, Ian Stewart is a professor at the University of Warwick and the author of Another Fine Math You've Got Me Into. and a score of other books of mathematical recreations, popular science, and science fiction. In this collection of pun-studded fables, he once again exercises his immense talent for transforming complicated concepts of modern mathematics into stimulating, accessible fun. Stewart introduces the different kinds of infinity, explains how to build your own virus, explores the brighter ideas of Pascal and Fermat, and even offers a dozen different puzzles for the twelve days of Christmas. Twelve essays take a playful approach to mathematics, investigating the topology of a blanket, the odds of beating a superior tennis player, and how to distinguish between fact and fallacy. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780486458847
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