| Title:
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MATHEMATICAL REFLECTIONS
IN A ROOM WITH MANY MIRRORS |
| By: |
Peter Hilton, Derek Holton, Jean Pedersen |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£43.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0387947701 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780387947709 |
| Publisher: |
SPRINGER-VERLAG NEW YORK INC. |
| Pub. date: |
31 July, 1998 |
| Edition: |
1st ed. 1997. Corr. 2nd printing 1998 |
| Series: |
Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics |
| Pages: |
352 |
| Description: |
In a relaxed, informal style, this book conveys the joy of mathematical discovery and insight, helping readers to see mathematics as an accessible world of thought. Explores spirals, fractals, Fibonacci numbers, Pascal's Triangle and paper folding, and more. |
| Synopsis: |
A relaxed and informal presentation conveying the joy of mathematical discovery and insight. Frequent questions lead readers to see mathematics as an accessible world of thought, where understanding can turn opaque formulae into beautiful and meaningful ideas. The text presents eight topics that illustrate the unity of mathematical thought as well as the diversity of mathematical ideas. Drawn from both "pure" and "applied" mathematics, they include: spirals in nature and in mathematics; the modern topic of fractals and the ancient topic of Fibonacci numbers; Pascals Triangle and paper folding; modular arithmetic and the arithmetic of the infinite. The final chapter presents some ideas about how mathematics should be done, and hence, how it should be taught. Presenting many recent discoveries that lead to interesting open questions, the book can serve as the main text in courses dealing with contemporary mathematical topics or as enrichment for other courses. It can also be read with pleasure by anyone interested in the intellectually intriguing aspects of mathematics. |
| Illustrations: |
3 Tables, black and white; XVI, 352 p. |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. |
| Returns: |
Returnable |