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Zusatztext " ...(the) chapter on chaos theory is a model of careful exposition of advanced material to a general audience! with well chosen examples . . . (contains) delightful contribution(s) on polyhedra and weather . . .(and is) careful to help readers maintain a global overview of the problem . . . this book is most welcome." Times Education Supplement Klappentext This book serves as a valuable resource for mathematics and science teachers at secondary school level, teenagers and parents. It contains written versions of Royal Institution masterclasses on a wide selection of topics in pure and applied mathematics. The masterclasses are a popular program of advanced study conducted each year for mathematically talented university-bound British youth. They serve as a unique introduction to the kinds of topics found at the undergraduate level, yet presented in a manner that is meant to stimulate interest and challenge young minds. Topics include chaos theory, meteorology, storage limitations of computers, population growth and decay, as well as the mechanics of dinosaurs. The book is well-illustrated, easy to read, and contains worksheets with interesting problems (and solutions). The emphasis throughout is on enjoying the challenge of mathematics. Zusammenfassung Showing that mathematics can be fun Sewell offers a valuable resource of non-syllabus material for mathematics in higher education and science teachers at secondary school level, as well as teenagers and parents. Containing written versions of Royal Institution masterclasses on a wide selection of topics in pure and applied mathematics, very little prior knowledge is assumed. A Little Bit of Chaos; Nightmare on Large Number Street; Games of Chance; Weather; Square Roots and Seventeengons; Discrete Mathematics and Its Application to Ecology; Channels, Pipes and Rivers; Balloons and Bubbles; Dynamics of Dinosaurs; Pythagorean Number Triples; Plato, Polyhedra and Weather Forecasting; Water Waves...
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Showing that mathematics can be fun Sewell offers a valuable resource of non-syllabus material for mathematics in higher education and science teachers at secondary school level, as well as teenagers and parents. Containing written versions of Royal Institution masterclasses on a wide selection of topics in pure and applied mathematics, very little prior knowledge is assumed.
