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Tribute to a Mathemagician

2004-11-10 Mathematics
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Release : 2004-11-10
Genre : Mathematics
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Book Synopsis Tribute to a Mathemagician by : Barry Cipra

Download or read book Tribute to a Mathemagician written by Barry Cipra. This book was released on 2004-11-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tradition of a publication based on the Gathering for Gardner continues with this new carefully selected and edited collection in which Martin Gardner and friends inspire and entertain. The contributors to this volume---virtually a list of Who's Who in the World of Puzzles---trace their inspiration to Martin Gardner's puzzle column in Scientifi

The Mathemagician and Pied Puzzler

1999-03-08 Mathematics
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Release : 1999-03-08
Genre : Mathematics
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Book Synopsis The Mathemagician and Pied Puzzler by : Elwyn R. Berlekamp

Download or read book The Mathemagician and Pied Puzzler written by Elwyn R. Berlekamp. This book was released on 1999-03-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume comprises an imaginative collection of pieces created in tribute to Martin Gardner. Perhaps best known for writing Scientific American's "Mathematical Games" column for years, Gardner used his personal exuberance and fascination with puzzles and magic to entice a wide range of readers into a world of mathematical discovery. This tribute

Meteoric Life of a Mathematician

2012 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2012
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 111/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Meteoric Life of a Mathematician by : Sunil N. Shabde

Download or read book Meteoric Life of a Mathematician written by Sunil N. Shabde. This book was released on 2012. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In British India during the 1920s, a brilliant student jumped from graduation directly into research in the subject of his passion, mathematics, rejecting lucrative career options. In the next 20 years with whirlwind speed he made exceptional achievements with his voluminous work in Legendre polynomials and his original work in Albert Einstein's Unified Field Theory' at the Edinburgh University using a futuristic approach of fifth dimension.' His research was characterized not only by its originality and speed, but by the fact that it was done almost single-handedly without the luxury of working in a top tier university such as Harvard or Berkeley. His publications, including a book on Unified Field Theory' received highly favorable reviews from renowned mathematicians such as Bateman, Erde'lyi and McC of Caltech Pasadena, and Rainich of the University of Michigan. In 1947, at the age of 40, he became one of the top few mathematicians in India and he was in a position to reach greater heights by moving to a better known research institution in India or in the United States. Instead, he followed his second passion, education. With a desire to give back to India, he chose to contribute to higher education, which the newly independent India desperately needed if she was to make rapid progress in science and technology. Innocently unaware of hurdles he would face from the government he struggled through. With sheer drive and creativity he made phenomenal contributions to the colleges of his state. However being a man of research, he was working against his instincts in a politically driven system. Without recognition he fought for his dreams, causing an unseen impact on his health. This brilliant mathematician and devoted educator passed away at an early age of 54 before he was able to reach his goals, as if somebody took away Van Gogh's paintbrush!

Geometric Folding Algorithms

2007-07-16 Computers
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Release : 2007-07-16
Genre : Computers
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Book Synopsis Geometric Folding Algorithms by : Erik D. Demaine

Download or read book Geometric Folding Algorithms written by Erik D. Demaine. This book was released on 2007-07-16. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Did you know that any straight-line drawing on paper can be folded so that the complete drawing can be cut out with one straight scissors cut? That there is a planar linkage that can trace out any algebraic curve, or even 'sign your name'? Or that a 'Latin cross' unfolding of a cube can be refolded to 23 different convex polyhedra? Over the past decade, there has been a surge of interest in such problems, with applications ranging from robotics to protein folding. With an emphasis on algorithmic or computational aspects, this treatment gives hundreds of results and over 60 unsolved 'open problems' to inspire further research. The authors cover one-dimensional (1D) objects (linkages), 2D objects (paper), and 3D objects (polyhedra). Aimed at advanced undergraduate and graduate students in mathematics or computer science, this lavishly illustrated book will fascinate a broad audience, from school students to researchers.

A Lifetime of Puzzles

2008-10-28 Mathematics
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Release : 2008-10-28
Genre : Mathematics
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Book Synopsis A Lifetime of Puzzles by : Erik D. Demaine

Download or read book A Lifetime of Puzzles written by Erik D. Demaine. This book was released on 2008-10-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Martin Gardner has entertained the world with his puzzles for decades and inspired countless mathematicians and scientists. As he rounds out another decade, his colleagues are paying him tribute with this special collection that contains contributions from some of the most respected puzzlemasters, magicians and mathematicians, including: - John H. Conway - William R. Gosper - Ed Pegg, Jr. - Roger Penrose - Raymond Smullyan - Peter Winkler. And of course there is something from the original puzzlemaster himself, Martin Gardner.

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