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Beschreibung
This excellent book, written by the established author David Acheson, makes mathematics accessible to everyone. Providing an entertaining and witty overview of the subject, the text includes several fascinating puzzles, and is accompanied by numerous illustrations and sketches by world famous cartoonists. This unusual book is one of the most readable explanations of mathematics available.
This excellent book, written by the established author David Acheson, makes mathematics accessible to everyone. Providing an entertaining and witty overview of the subject, the text includes several fascinating puzzles, and is accompanied by numerous illustrations and sketches by world famous cartoonists. This unusual book is one of the most readable explanations of mathematics available.
Über den Autor
Dr David Acheson
Fellow, Jesus College
Oxford
Inhaltsverzeichnis
  • 1: 1089 and All That

  • 2: "In Love with Geometrie"

  • 3: But ... that's Absurd ...

  • 4: The Trouble with Algebra

  • 5: The Heavens in Motion

  • 6: All Change!

  • 7: On Being as Small as Possible

  • 8: "Are We Nearly There?"

  • 9: A Brief History of pi

  • 10: Good Vibrations

  • 11: Great Mistakes

  • 12: What is the Secret of All Life?

  • 13: e=2.718 ...

  • 14: Chaos and Catastrophe

  • 15: Not Quite the Indian Rope Trick

  • 16: Real or Imaginary?

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Mathematik
Rubrik: Naturwissenschaften & Technik
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780199590025
ISBN-10: 0199590028
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Acheson, David
Hersteller: Oxford University Press
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, Postfach:81 03 40, D-70567 Stuttgart, vertrieb@dbg.de
Maße: 172 x 121 x 13 mm
Von/Mit: David Acheson
Erscheinungsdatum: 09.12.2010
Gewicht: 0,191 kg
Artikel-ID: 107437212

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