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Five-Minute Mathematics
Ehrhard Behrends
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Description for Five-Minute Mathematics
Paperback. A collection of one hundred short essays, that offers a tour through contemporary and everyday mathematics. It includes topics that range from pure mathematics to applications of mathematics to observations about the mathematics that surrounds us in daily life. It is suitable for those who read the science section of a newspaper or magazine. Num Pages: 380 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 220 x 140 x 22. Weight in Grams: 672.
How much math can you cover in five minutes? Quite a bit, if you have a good guide. In this collection of one hundred short essays, Ehrhard Behrends offers a tour through contemporary and everyday mathematics. The topics range from pure mathematics to applications of mathematics to observations about the mathematics that surrounds us in daily life. Here, we read about the parable of grains of rice on a chessboard, the mathematics of the lottery, music and mathematics, intriguing paradoxes, the concept of infinity, the Poincare conjecture, quantum computers, and plenty more.
How much math can you cover in five minutes? Quite a bit, if you have a good guide. In this collection of one hundred short essays, Ehrhard Behrends offers a tour through contemporary and everyday mathematics. The topics range from pure mathematics to applications of mathematics to observations about the mathematics that surrounds us in daily life. Here, we read about the parable of grains of rice on a chessboard, the mathematics of the lottery, music and mathematics, intriguing paradoxes, the concept of infinity, the Poincare conjecture, quantum computers, and plenty more.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Condition
New
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
Providence, United States
ISBN
9780821843482
SKU
V9780821843482
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
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