Math Trek 2: A Mathematical Space Odyssey - Softcover

Peterson, Ivars; Henderson, Nancy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471315710 ISBN 13: 9780471315711

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2000

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The authors of Math Trek: Adventures in the Math Zone explore various mathematical concepts--such as number sequences, buckyballs, and the number pi--and relates them to everyday life with the help of projects, historical profiles, and fun challenges. Original.

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IVARS PETERSON is an award-winning mathematics writer and the coauthor of Wiley?s Math Trek: Adventures in the MathZone. He also writes about mathematics for Science News and Muse magazines. NANCY HENDERSON, who also coauthored the original Math Trek, is a freelance writer and editor whose articles have appeared in Working Woman, New Scientist, Science and Children, and many other publications. Both authors live in Washington, D.C.

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Take a wild and Wonderful Voyage Through the Universe of Mathematics!

Just imagine how much fun it would be to explore the fourth dimension! Play baseball on an asteroid! Ride an alien bike with square wheels! Let Math Trek 2 take you on an intergalactic excursion as you master dizzying mathematical concepts on your home planet of Earth!

While playing games and solving puzzles, you can explore mind–boggling mental mysteries and investigate hidden patterns in the universe. From strange number sequences and bizarre buckyballs to random walks, you ll be amazed at the mathematical concepts you ll soon comprehend. So let Math Trek 2 take you on a fantastic space odyssey where you can look for a pi in the sky, get stuck in galactic gridlock, and sail away to the planet of the shapes!

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0471315710
• ISBN 13: 9780471315711
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 120
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