How Round Is a Cube? : And Other Curious Mathematical Ponderings Paperback / softback
by James Tanton
Part of the MSRI Mathematical Circles Library series
Paperback / softback
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This book is a collection of 34 curiosities, each a quirky and delightful gem of mathematics and each a shining example of the joy and surprise that mathematics can bring.
Intended for the general math enthusiast, each essay begins with an intriguing puzzle, which either springboards into or unravels to become a wondrous piece of thinking.
The essays are self-contained and rely only on tools from high-school mathematics (with only a few pieces that ever-so-briefly brush up against high-school calculus). The gist of each essay is easy to pick up with a cursory glance--the reader should feel free to simply skim through some essays and dive deep into others.
This book is an invitation to play with mathematics and to explore its wonders.
Much joy awaits!In the interest of fostering a greater awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and everyday life, MSRI and the AMS are publishing books in the Mathematical Circles Library series as a service to young people, their parents and teachers, and the mathematics profession.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:262 pages
- Publisher:American Mathematical Society
- Publication Date:30/08/2019
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- ISBN:9781470451158
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:262 pages
- Publisher:American Mathematical Society
- Publication Date:30/08/2019
- Category:
- ISBN:9781470451158