The Art Of The Infinite: The Pleasures Of Mathematics

Kaplan, Robert; Kaplan, Ellen

ISBN 10: 019514743X / ISBN 13: 9780195147438

Editore: Oxford University Press, New York, New York, U. S. A., 2003

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First Edition (Number Line With The One Present. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The Book Is Bound Within Boards With One Quarter Lavender Cloth Over Blue Paper. Light Green Lettering On The Spine. Codice articolo 042427

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Titolo: The Art Of The Infinite: The Pleasures Of ...

Casa editrice: Oxford University Press, New York, New York, U. S. A.

Data di pubblicazione: 2003

Legatura: Hardcover

Condizione: Fine

Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine

Edizione: 1st Edition

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Riassunto:

Using the art of the middle distance, that which is close enough for humans to draw by hand, the authors, who founded the all-inclusive educational experience they call The Math Circle, approach the concept of infinity through a variety of human minds. They describe the usual suspects (Pythagorus, Descartes, Leibniz) and many who would escape notice in a less-comprehensive work. They work through the mathematics in accessible text and illustrations, pulling in illuminations from an unexpected array of sources, including children's nursery rhymes and fiction of past ages. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Robert and Ellen Kaplan are the founders of The Math Circle, a school, open to anyone of any age, that teaches the enjoyment of mathematics. They have been invited to lecture on mathematics teaching and the Math Circle to organizations such as the American Mathematical Society and universities in Spain and Switzerland. They live in Cambridge, Massachusetts.