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Power Play
Edward J. Barbeau
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Description for Power Play
Paperback. A fund of knowledge for amateur and professional mathematicians. Series: Spectrum S. Num Pages: 250 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 228 x 10. Weight in Grams: 282.
This book is a country walk through the magical world of numbers. Most people will have recognised some of the fascinating patterns exhibited by many numbers; some of these indicate a deep and complex structure which is revealed in this book in a way that is accessible to all, from amateur to expert. The author focusses on powers of numbers, which have been studied from the time of Pythagoras until the present day, with the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. Indeed some of the results described by the author were only established quite recently, giving the book a very contemporary ... Read more
This book is a country walk through the magical world of numbers. Most people will have recognised some of the fascinating patterns exhibited by many numbers; some of these indicate a deep and complex structure which is revealed in this book in a way that is accessible to all, from amateur to expert. The author focusses on powers of numbers, which have been studied from the time of Pythagoras until the present day, with the proof of Fermat's Last Theorem. Indeed some of the results described by the author were only established quite recently, giving the book a very contemporary ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Mathematical Association of America United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Series
Spectrum S.
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
Washington, United States
ISBN
9780883855232
SKU
V9780883855232
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