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A Mathematical Tour

By Chris Bernhardt , Denis Bell

Book information

Publisher
A K Peters/CRC Press
Year
2025
ISBN
1032747897, 1032747382, 9781032747897, 9781032747385, 9781003470915
DOI
10.1201/9781003470915
ASIN
B0DT1MKNXQ
LCC
QA37.3
Google Books ID
tk_60AEACAAJ
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
6 MB (6459358 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
314\0
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2025-02-06 14:40:03
Geometry; Number Theory; Medieval Mathematics; Ren

Description

A Mathematical Tour introduces readers to a selection of mathematical topics chosen for their centrality, importance, historical significance, and intrinsic appeal and beauty. The book is written to be accessible and interesting to readers with a good grounding in high school level mathematics and a keen sense of intellectual curiosity. Each chapter includes a short history of the topic, statements and discussion of important results, illustrations, user-friendly exercises, and suggestions for further reading. This book is intended to be read for pleasure but could also be used for a Topics course in Mathematics or as a supplementary text in a History of Mathematics course. Features · contains a selection of accessible mathematical topics · exercises that elucidate, and sometimes enlarge on, the topics · suitable for readers with knowledge of high school mathematics

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