Mathematical Journeys

2004-02-11 Mathematics

Author : Peter D. Schumer
Release : 2004-02-11
Genre : Mathematics
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Book Rating : 664/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Mathematical Journeys by : Peter D. Schumer

Download or read book Mathematical Journeys written by Peter D. Schumer. This book was released on 2004-02-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A colorful tour through the intriguing world of mathematics Take a grand tour of the best of modern math, its most elegant solutions, most clever discoveries, most mind-bending propositions, and most impressive personalities. Writing with a light touch while showing the real mathematics, author Peter Schumer introduces you to the history of mathematics, number theory, combinatorics, geometry, graph theory, and "recreational mathematics." Requiring only high school math and a healthy curiosity, Mathematical Journeys helps you explore all those aspects of math that mathematicians themselves find most delightful. You’ll discover brilliant, sometimes quirky and humorous tidbits like how to compute the digits of pi, the Josephus problem, mathematical amusements such as Nim and Wythoff’s game, pizza slicing, and clever twists on rolling dice.

In Code

2002-01-01 Biography & Autobiography

Author : Sarah Flannery
Release : 2002-01-01
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 779/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book In Code written by Sarah Flannery. This book was released on 2002-01-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in England and cowritten with her father, "In Code" is "a wonderfully moving story about the thrill of the mathematical chase" ("Nature") and "a paean to intellectual adventure" ("Times Educational Supplement"). A memoir in mathematics, it is all about how a girl next door became an award-winning mathematician. photo insert.

Living Proof

2019 Academic achievement

Author : Allison K. Henrich
Release : 2019
Genre : Academic achievement
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 810/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Living Proof written by Allison K. Henrich. This book was released on 2019. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Wow! This is a powerful book that addresses a long-standing elephant in the mathematics room. Many people learning math ask ``Why is math so hard for me while everyone else understands it?'' and ``Am I good enough to succeed in math?'' In answering these questions the book shares personal stories from many now-accomplished mathematicians affirming that ``You are not alone; math is hard for everyone'' and ``Yes; you are good enough.'' Along the way the book addresses other issues such as biases and prejudices that mathematicians encounter, and it provides inspiration and emotional support for mathematicians ranging from the experienced professor to the struggling mathematics student. --Michael Dorff, MAA President This book is a remarkable collection of personal reflections on what it means to be, and to become, a mathematician. Each story reveals a unique and refreshing understanding of the barriers erected by our cultural focus on ``math is hard.'' Indeed, mathematics is hard, and so are many other things--as Stephen Kennedy points out in his cogent introduction. This collection of essays offers inspiration to students of mathematics and to mathematicians at every career stage. --Jill Pipher, AMS President This book is published in cooperation with the Mathematical Association of America.

Mathematical Bridge, A: An Intuitive Journey In Higher Mathematics (2nd Edition)

2009-01-20 Mathematics

Author : Stephen Fletcher Hewson
Release : 2009-01-20
Genre : Mathematics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 245/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Mathematical Bridge, A: An Intuitive Journey In Higher Mathematics (2nd Edition) written by Stephen Fletcher Hewson. This book was released on 2009-01-20. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although higher mathematics is beautiful, natural and interconnected, to the uninitiated it can feel like an arbitrary mass of disconnected technical definitions, symbols, theorems and methods. An intellectual gulf needs to be crossed before a true, deep appreciation of mathematics can develop. This book bridges this mathematical gap. It focuses on the process of discovery as much as the content, leading the reader to a clear, intuitive understanding of how and why mathematics exists in the way it does.The narrative does not evolve along traditional subject lines: each topic develops from its simplest, intuitive starting point; complexity develops naturally via questions and extensions. Throughout, the book includes levels of explanation, discussion and passion rarely seen in traditional textbooks. The choice of material is similarly rich, ranging from number theory and the nature of mathematical thought to quantum mechanics and the history of mathematics. It rounds off with a selection of thought-provoking and stimulating exercises for the reader.

Journey Through Genius

1991-08 Biography & Autobiography

Author : William Dunham
Release : 1991-08
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Download or read book Journey Through Genius written by William Dunham. This book was released on 1991-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like masterpieces of art, music, and literature, great mathematical theorems are creative milestones, works of genius destined to last forever. Now William Dunham gives them the attention they deserve. Dunham places each theorem within its historical context and explores the very human and often turbulent life of the creator — from Archimedes, the absentminded theoretician whose absorption in his work often precluded eating or bathing, to Gerolamo Cardano, the sixteenth-century mathematician whose accomplishments flourished despite a bizarre array of misadventures, to the paranoid genius of modern times, Georg Cantor. He also provides step-by-step proofs for the theorems, each easily accessible to readers with no more than a knowledge of high school mathematics. A rare combination of the historical, biographical, and mathematical, Journey Through Genius is a fascinating introduction to a neglected field of human creativity. “It is mathematics presented as a series of works of art; a fascinating lingering over individual examples of ingenuity and insight. It is mathematics by lightning flash.” —Isaac Asimov

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