Passion for Mathematics 1st Edition

Book Name: A Passion for Mathematics: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality
Author: Clifford A. Pickover
Publisher: Wiley
ISBN-10: 9780471690986,0471690988
Year: 2005
Pages: 411
Language: English
File size: 6 MB
File format: PDF

A Passion for Mathematics: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality Pdf Book Description:

A Passion for Mathematics is a fun, enjoyable excursion through the curiosities of the mathematics world, mixing an eclectic mixture of history, biography, philosophy, number theory, geometry, probability, enormous amounts, and mind-bending issues to a superbly compelling collection that’s guaranteed to please mathematics buffs, students, and expert mathematicians alike. A Passion for Mathematics will nourish readers’ fascination whilst providing them problem-solving abilities a fantastic workout!

This intriguing, beautiful and enlightening book is ideal for those times and areas once you have just got a couple of minutes to read. Perfectly sized tidbits of advice, quotations, and questions served to teach and tantalize. “A Passion for Mathematics” is fully effective at UNdoing 15 decades of courses convincing you that mathematics is boring and formulaic. If you (wish to) enjoy mathematics, history, or tales about just plain bizarre men and women. . .get this publication!
The fire may additionally refer to Pickover’s infatuation with all the riddles of math. A number of those mathematical investigations are somewhat farther off the beaten track. By way of instance, what’s the most populous license plate? A pal of Pickover, a physicist, really includes a plate using the series of letters”syzygys.” (Watch”customer picture”) Can it be hopeless to recall? Many folks may say