The Magic of Math: Solving for x and Figuring Out Why

Benjamin, Arthur

ISBN 10: 0465096212 / ISBN 13: 9780465096213

Verlag: Basic Books, 2016

Beschreibung

It's been through some chapters of life! Expect visible wearâ creases, notes, highlights, maybe even a splash of water here and there. Perfect for readers who love a book with history.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers PKV.0465096212.A

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Magic of Math: Solving for x and Figuring Out Why
• Verlag: Basic Books
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0465096212
• ISBN-13: 9780465096213
• Einband: Softcover
• Zustand: acceptable

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Inhaltsangabe

A New York Times Bestseller Arthur Benjamin . . . joyfully shows you how to make nature's numbers dance." ,Bill Nye The Magic of Math is the math book you wish you had in school. Using a delightful assortment of examples,from ice-cream scoops and poker hands to measuring mountains and making magic squares,this book revels in key mathematical fields including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and calculus, plus Fibonacci numbers, infinity, and, of course, mathematical magic tricks. Known throughout the world as the mathemagician," Arthur Benjamin mixes mathematics and magic to make the subject fun, attractive, and easy to understand for math fan and math-phobic alike. A positively joyful exploration of mathematics." , Publishers Weekly , starred review Each [trick] is more dazzling than the last." , Physics World

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Arthur Benjamin holds a Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University and is a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College. The author of The Secrets of Mental Math, he lives in Claremont, California.