Riddles in Mathematics (eBook)

Eugene P Northrop (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2014
288 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-79500-3 (ISBN)

Infos

Math enthusiasts of all ages will delight in these 200 riddles, based on concepts from geometry, trigonometry, algebra, infinity, probability, and logic. Includes complete solutions and 113 illustrations.

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Two fathers and two sons leave town. This reduces the population of the town by three. True? Yes, if the trio consists of a father, son, and grandson. This entertaining collection consists of more than 200 such riddles, drawn from every branch of mathematics. Math enthusiasts of all ages will enjoy sharpening their wits with riddles rooted in areas from arithmetic to calculus, covering a wide range of subjects that includes geometry, trigonometry, algebra, concepts of the infinite, probability, and logic. But only an elementary knowledge of mathematics is needed to find amusement in this imaginative collection, which features complete solutions and more than 100 black-and-white illustrations. "e;Mr. Northrop writes well and simply. Every so often he will illuminate his discussion with an amusing example. While reading a discussion of topology, the reviewer learned how to remove his vest from beneath his jacket. It works every time."e; — The New York Times

Autor

Eugene P. Northrop (1908–69) was the William Rainey Harper Professor of Mathematics at the University of Chicago, where he taught for 17 years and served as Associate Dean.

Inhalt

Introduction to the Dover Edition Preface 1. What is a Paradox? 2. A Few Simple Brain-Teasers 3. The Mighty Midget 2 and Other Miracles 4. Now You See It--Now You Don't 5. Thou Shalt Not Divide by Zero 6. Seeing is Believing--Perhaps 7. Outward Bound 8. What Are the Chances? 9. Vicious Circles 10. Not for the Novice Appendix Notes and References Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.6.2014
• Reihe/Serie: Dover Recreational Math
• Einführung: Daniel S. Silver
• Zusatzinfo: 113
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 140 x 140 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Abenteuer / Spielgeschichten
• Schlagworte: Algebra • All Ages • Amusement • arithmetic • Calculus • concepts of the infinite • games and activities • Geometry • Illustrations • Logic • mathematical discipline • Mathematics • math enthusiasts • paradoxes • Probability • Puzzles • Riddles • riddles in mathematics • sharpened wits • Solutions • Theoretical • Topology • Trigonometry
• ISBN-10: 0-486-79500-4 / 0486795004
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-79500-3 / 9780486795003