The Art of Mathematics – Take Two
Tea Time in Cambridge
Seiten
2022
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-97826-2 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press (Verlag)
978-1-108-97826-2 (ISBN)
Mathematics is fun! Be charmed by this collection of problems of the sort pondered during afternoon tea by lovers of mathematics, whether they are young or old, professional or amateur, budding or expert. It will delight readers and inspire them to explore further and to think mathematically.
Lovers of mathematics, young and old, professional and amateur, will enjoy this book. It is mathematics with fun: a collection of attractive problems that will delight and test readers. Many of the problems are drawn from the large number that have entertained and challenged students, guests and colleagues over the years during afternoon tea. The problems have their roots in many areas of mathematics. They vary greatly in difficulty: some are very easy, but most are far from trivial, and quite a few rather hard. Many provide substantial and surprising results that form the tip of an iceberg, providing an introduction to an important topic. To enjoy and appreciate the problems, readers should browse the book choosing one that looks particularly enticing, and think about it on and off for a while before resorting to the hint or the solution. Follow threads for an enjoyable and enriching journey through mathematics.
Lovers of mathematics, young and old, professional and amateur, will enjoy this book. It is mathematics with fun: a collection of attractive problems that will delight and test readers. Many of the problems are drawn from the large number that have entertained and challenged students, guests and colleagues over the years during afternoon tea. The problems have their roots in many areas of mathematics. They vary greatly in difficulty: some are very easy, but most are far from trivial, and quite a few rather hard. Many provide substantial and surprising results that form the tip of an iceberg, providing an introduction to an important topic. To enjoy and appreciate the problems, readers should browse the book choosing one that looks particularly enticing, and think about it on and off for a while before resorting to the hint or the solution. Follow threads for an enjoyable and enriching journey through mathematics.
Béla Bollobás has been a Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge, for over fifty years, for decades as a Director of Studies in Mathematics, teaching the very best undergraduates in England, and is the Chair of Excellence in Combinatorics at the University of Memphis. He has had over seventy Ph.D. students. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Member of the Academia Europaea, and a Foreign Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and of the Polish Academy of Sciences. Among the awards he has received are a Senior Whitehead Prize (2007), a Bocskai Prize (2016), a Széchenyi Prize (2017) and an Honorary Doctorate from Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań. This is his thirteenth book.
Preface; 1. Problems; 2. Hints; 3. Solutions.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 25.06.2022 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | Worked examples or Exercises |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 230 mm |
| Gewicht | 520 g |
| Themenwelt | Informatik ► Theorie / Studium ► Algorithmen |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-108-97826-6 / 1108978266 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-108-97826-2 / 9781108978262 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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