Mathematics and the Imagination

Anyone who gambles, plays cards, loves puzzles, or simply seeks an intellectual challenge will love this amusing and thought-provoking book. With wit and clarity, the authors deftly progress from simple arithmetic to calculus and non-Euclidean geometry. "Charming and exciting." - Saturday Review of Literature. Includes 169 figures.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Edward Kasner, James Newman, James Roy Newman
• Editore: Dover Publications Inc.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 28.03.2001
• EAN: 9780486417035
• ISBN: 978-0-486-41703-5
• Pagine: 400
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 213 mm x 20 mm
• Serie: Dover Books on Mathematics
• Categoria: Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali