| ISBN13: | 9781032747897 |
| ISBN10: | 1032747897 |
| Kötéstípus: | Keménykötés |
| Terjedelem: | 314 oldal |
| Méret: | 234x156 mm |
| Súly: | 740 g |
| Nyelv: | angol |
| Illusztrációk: | 142 Illustrations, color; 10 Halftones, color; 132 Line drawings, color; 1 Tables, black & white |
| 694 |
A Mathematical Tour
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A Mathematical Tour introduces readers to a selection of mathematical topics chosen for their centrality, importance, historical significance, and intrinsic appeal and beauty.
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
Chapter 1. Geometry Chapter 2. Number Theory Chapter 3. Medieval and Renaissance Mathematics Chapter 4. Algebra Chapter 5. Calculus Chapter 6. Complex Variables Chapter 7. Graph theory Chapter 8. Probability Chapter 9. Countability and Computability Solutions to starred exercises Bibliography Index