Number Story

Higgins Peter Michael

ISBN 10: 1848000006 / ISBN 13: 9781848000001

Verlag: Springer, 2008

Beschreibung

pp. 336 4:B&W 5 x 8 in or 203 x 127 mm Perfect Bound on Creme w/Gloss Lam.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 7595844

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Number Story
• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1848000006
• ISBN-13: 9781848000001
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: New

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Inhaltsangabe

Peter Higgins distills centuries of work into one delightful narrative that celebrates the mystery of numbers and explains how different kinds of numbers arose and why they are useful. Full of historical snippets and interesting examples, the book ranges from simple number puzzles and magic tricks, to showing how ideas about numbers relate to real-world problems. This fascinating book will inspire and entertain readers across a range of abilities. Easy material is blended with more challenging ideas. As our understanding of numbers continues to evolve, this book invites us to rediscover the mystery and beauty of numbers.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Peter Higgins is a Professor of Mathematics at Essex University and inventor of Circular Sudoku. His previous books on mathematics include Mathematics for the Curious, Mathematics for the Imagination, and Nets, Puzzles and Postmen: An Exploration of Mathematical Connections.