Springer, Date: 1996-12-13. Corrected. Hardcover. Used:Good. 1996. Springer ISBN 0387947701 9780387947709 [US]

ISBN10: 0387947701, ISBN13: 9780387947709, [publisher: Springer New York] Hardcover Druck auf Anfrage Neuware - Printed after ordering - The purpose of this book is to show what mathematics is about, how it is done, and what it is good for. The relaxed and informal presentation conveys the joy of mathematical discovery and insight and makes it clear that mathematics can be an exciting and engrossing activity. Frequent questions lead the reader to see mathematics as an accessible world of thought, where understanding can turn opaque formulae into beautiful and meaningful ideas. The text presents eight topics that serve to illustrate the unity of mathematical thought as well as the diversity of mathematical ideas. Drawn from both 'pure' and 'applied' mathematics, they include: spirals in nature and in mathematics; the modern topic of fractals and the ancient topic of Fibonacci numbers; Pascal's Triangle and paper folding - two topics where geometry, number theory, and algebra meet and interact; modular arithmetic and the arithmetic of the infinite. The final chapter presents some ideas about how mathematics should be done, and hence, how it should be taught; these ideas are referred to throughout the text, whenever mathematical strategy and technique are at issue. Presenting many recent discoveries that lead to interesting open questions, the book can serve as the main text in courses dealing with contemporary mathematical topics (for ...
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Springer, Date: 1996-12-13. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1996. Springer ISBN 0387947701 9780387947709 [US]

Hardback. New. In a relaxed, informal style, this book conveys the joy of mathematical discovery and insight, helping readers to see mathematics as an accessible world of thought. Explores spirals, fractals, Fibonacci numbers, Pascal's Triangle and paper folding, and more. ISBN 0387947701 9780387947709 [GB]