Mathematical Tour

A Mathematical Tour introduces readers to a selection of mathematical topics chosen for their centrality, importance, historical significance, and intrinsic appeal and beauty. The book is written to be accessible and interesting to readers with a good grounding in high school level mathematics and a keen sense of intellectual curiosity. Each chapter includes a short history of the topic, statements and discussion of important results, illustrations, user-friendly exercises, and suggestions for further reading. This book is intended to be read for pleasure but could also be used for a Topics course in Mathematics or as a supplementary text in a History of Mathematics course.Features contains a selection of accessible mathematical topics exercises that elucidate, and sometimes enlarge on, the topics suitable for readers with knowledge of high school mathematics

Product details

• Authors: Denis Bell, Denis Bernhardt Bell, Chris Bernhardt, Bernhardt Chris
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.05.2025
• EAN: 9781032747897
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3274789-7
• No. of pages: 298
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries; Algebra, MATHEMATICS / General, MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy, MATHEMATICS / Geometry / General, MATHEMATICS / Logic, MATHEMATICS / Geometry / Algebraic, MATHEMATICS / Algebra / General, MATHEMATICS / Essays, MATHEMATICS / Combinatorics, MATHEMATICS / Recreations & Games, MATHEMATICS / Arithmetic, geometry, Philosophy of Mathematics, Discrete Mathematics, Number Theory, Combinatorics & graph theory, Mathematical foundations, Combinatorics and graph theory, MATHEMATICS / Geometry / Non-Euclidean