The Math Chat Book - Brossura

Morgan, Frank

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0883855305 ISBN 13: 9780883855300

Casa editrice: The Mathematical Association of America, 2000

Riassunto

A collection of mathematical questions and answers about everyday events familiar to everybody.

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Descrizione del libro

Mathematics can be fun for everyone, and this book shows it. It grew out of the author's popularisation of mathematics via live, call-in TV shows and widely published articles. Everyone paging through the book will be captured by something of interest, whether they consider themselves interested in mathematics or not.

Contenuti

Part I. Time: 1. Does the sun rise in the east?; 2. Riddle o'clock; 3. Leap years; 4. The perfect calendar; 5. Where does the millenium begin?; Part II. Probabilities and possibilities: 6. Baby boys and girls, and world population; 7. Predicting the random; 8. The bible code and personal coincidences; 9. Incomparable dice and tic tac toe; 10. Crossing a rickety bridge at night; 11. Ideal coinage; 12. Infinitely many ping pong balls; 13. testing for aids; 14. Magician's kings and queens; 15. Presidents' names; 16. Presedential elections; Part III. Prime numbers anbd counting: 17. New largest prime numbers; 18. Four 4s.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: The Mathematical Association of America
• Data di pubblicazione: 2000
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0883855305
• ISBN 13: 9780883855300
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Disegnatore: Bredt James F.
• Numero di pagine: 128
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile