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The Art of Mathematics: Coffee Time in Memphis

By Béla Bollobás

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2006
ISBN
0521872286, 9780521872287
Open Library ID
OL7767585M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
8 MB (8601807 bytes)
Pages
376\376
Scanned
yes
Time added
2012-03-10 16:00:00
Библиотека;Досуг;Игрыголоволомки;Математические игры и головоломкизадачки

Description

Can a Christian escape from a lion? How quickly can a rumor spread? Can you fool an airline into accepting oversize baggage? Recreational mathematics is full of frivolous questions where the mathematician's art can be brought to bear. But play often has a purpose. In mathematics, it can sharpen skills, provide amusement, or simply surprise, and books of problems have been the stock-in-trade of mathematicians for centuries. This collection is designed to be sipped from, rather than consumed in one sitting. The questions range in difficulty: the most challenging offer a glimpse of deep results that engage mathematicians today; even the easiest prompt readers to think about mathematics. All come with solutions, many with hints, and most with illustrations. Whether you are an expert, or a beginner or an amateur mathematician, this book will delight for a lifetime.

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