Figuring It Out Entertaining Encounters with Everyday Math
| Author/creator | Crato, Nuno Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York : Springer |
| Description | x, 200 p. ill 23.500 x 015.500 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Springer Nature - Springer Mathematics and Statistics eBooks 2010 English International |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Springer Books |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | A Matemática das Coisas por |
| Summary | Annotation This is a book of mathematical stories — funny and puzzling mathematical stories. They tell of villains who try to steal secrets, heroes who encode their messages, and mathematicians who spend years on end searching for the best way to pile oranges.There are also stories about highway confusions occurring when the rules of Cartesian geometry are ignored, small-change errors due to ignorance of ancient paradoxes, and mistakes in calendars arising from poor numerical approximations.This book is about the power and beauty of mathematics. It shows mathematics in action, explained in a way that everybody can understand. It is a book for enticing youngsters and inspiring teachers.Nuno Crato is a leading science writer and mathematician, whose entertaining essays have won a number of international awards. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9783642048326 |
| ISBN | 3642048323 (Trade Cloth) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9783642048326 |
| Stock number | 3642048323 00024965 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |