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Mathematics and the Imagination

You don't have to love math to enjoy a hand of cards, a night at the casino, or a puzzle. But your pleasure and prowess at games, gambling, and other numerically related pursuits can be heightened with this entertaining volume, in which the authors offer a fascinating view of some of the lesser...

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Détails bibliographiques
Auteur principal: Edward Kasner
Autres auteurs: James R Newman
Format: Printed Book
Publié: Mineola, N.Y. Dover Publications 2001
Sujets:
Table des matières:
  • I. New names for old
  • II. Beyond the googol
  • III. [Pi]
  • IV. Assorted geometries : plane and fancy
  • V. Pastimes of past and present times
  • VI. Paradox lost and paradox regained
  • VII. Chance and chanceability
  • VIII. Rubber-sheet geometry
  • IX. Change and changeability
  • Epilogue. Mathematics and the imagination.