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A Slice of Pi - Liz Strachan

A Slice of Pi

All the Maths You Forgot to Remember from School

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Buch | Hardcover
176 Seiten
2013
Constable (Verlag)
978-1-4721-1045-9 (ISBN)
CHF 17,40 inkl. MwSt
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All the Maths you forgot to remember from school!
A new look at maths without the Boring Bits ...How many trillions are there in a googol? Which fractions are vulgar? What famous mathematician refused to eat beans? And which one never travelled without his pet spider in an ivory box? Mathematical theorems and equations are inextricably entangled with the great, and often eccentric thinkers who made breakthrough discoveries. Teacher and numbers expert Liz Strachan takes readers beyond the classroom, combining anecdotes, proofs and party tricks to reveal the foundations of algebra, geometry and trigonometry in a clear and entertaining style. From the Difference Engine to magic squares and from the Fibonacci rabbits to Fermat's Last Theorem, this fascinating tour of the weird world of numbers, imaginary, real or infinite, will appeal to anyone with an enquiring mind.

Liz Strachan taught mathematics for 36 years in her home town of Montrose, Scotland. She has had over a hundred articles and short stories published and won a scholarship from the Scottish Association of Writers in 2008.

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.4.2013
Verlagsort London
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Literatur Comic / Humor / Manga
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Natur / Technik
Mathematik / Informatik Mathematik Mathematische Spiele und Unterhaltung
ISBN-10 1-4721-1045-5 / 1472110455
ISBN-13 978-1-4721-1045-9 / 9781472110459
Zustand Neuware
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