Author : Marc Chamberland
Release : 2017-05-30
Genre : Mathematics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 691/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Single Digits by : Marc Chamberland
Download or read book Single Digits written by Marc Chamberland. This book was released on 2017-05-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The numbers one through nine have remarkable mathematical properties and characteristics. For instance, why do eight perfect card shuffles leave a standard deck of cards unchanged? Are there really "six degrees of separation" between all pairs of people? And how can any map need only four colors to ensure that no regions of the same color touch? In Single Digits, Marc Chamberland takes readers on a fascinating exploration of small numbers, from one to nine, looking at their history, applications, and connections to various areas of mathematics, including number theory, geometry, chaos theory, numerical analysis, and mathematical physics."--Jacket.