The Math Chat Book - Brossura

Morgan, Frank

 
9780883855300: The Math Chat Book
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ISBN 10: 0883855305 ISBN 13: 9780883855300
Casa editrice: The Mathematical Association of America, 2000

Sinossi

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.

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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
Persona responsabile
Avery
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