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The Colossal Book of Mathematics: Classic Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Problems
Martin Gardner
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Description for The Colossal Book of Mathematics: Classic Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Problems
Hardcover. No amateur or math authority can be without this ultimate compendium from America's best-loved mathematical expert. Num Pages: 736 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 183 x 41. Weight in Grams: 1324.
Whether discussing hexaflexagons or number theory, Klein bottles or the essence of nothing, Martin Gardner has single-handedly created the field of recreational mathematics. The Colossal Book of Mathematics collects together Gardner's most popular pieces from his legendary Mathematical Games column, which ran in Scientific American for twenty-five years. Gardner's array of absorbing puzzles and mind-twisting paradoxes opens mathematics up to the world at large, inspiring people to see past numbers and formulas and experience the application of mathematical principles to the mysterious world around them. With articles on topics ranging from simple algebra to ... Read more
Whether discussing hexaflexagons or number theory, Klein bottles or the essence of nothing, Martin Gardner has single-handedly created the field of recreational mathematics. The Colossal Book of Mathematics collects together Gardner's most popular pieces from his legendary Mathematical Games column, which ran in Scientific American for twenty-five years. Gardner's array of absorbing puzzles and mind-twisting paradoxes opens mathematics up to the world at large, inspiring people to see past numbers and formulas and experience the application of mathematical principles to the mysterious world around them. With articles on topics ranging from simple algebra to ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
Number of Pages
736
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393020236
SKU
V9780393020236
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99-15
About Martin Gardner
Martin Gardner (1914-2010) is regarded as one of the world's leading experts on Lewis Carroll and his work. The author of more than a hundred books, he wrote the Mathematical Games column for Scientific American for twenty-five years and has been hailed by Douglas Hofstadter as one of the great intellects produced in this country in this ... Read more
Reviews for The Colossal Book of Mathematics: Classic Puzzles, Paradoxes, and Problems
For more than half a century, Martin Gardner has been the single brightest beacon defending rationality and good science... He is also one of the most brilliant men and gracious writers I have known.
Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Jay Gould