ISBN: 9780691115337 - four colors suffice: how the map problem was solved (26 Ergebnisse)

Hardback. Zustand: Good. On October 23, 1852, Professor Augustus De Morgan wrote a letter to a colleague, unaware that he was launching one of the most famous mathematical conundrums in history - one that would confound thousands of puzzlers for more than a century. This is the amazing story of how the "map problem" was solved. The problem posed in the letter came from a former student: What is the least possible number of colors needed to fill in any map (real or invented) so that neighboring counties are always colored differently? This deceptively simple question was of minimal interest to cartographers, who saw little need to limit how many colors they used. But the problem set off a frenzy among professional mathematicians and amateur problem solvers, among them Lewis Carroll, an astronomer, a botanist, an obsessive golfer, the Bishop of London, a man who set his watch only once a year, a California traffic cop, and a bridegroom who spent his honeymoon coloring maps.In their pursuit of the solution, mathematicians painted maps on doughnuts and horseshoes and played with patterned soccer balls and the great rhombicuboctahedron. It would be more than one hundred years (and countless colored maps) later before the result was finally established. Even then, difficult questions remained, and the intricate solution - which involved no fewer than 1,200 hours of computer time - was greeted with as much dismay as enthusiasm. Providing a clear and elegant explanation of the problem and the proof, Robin Wilson tells how a seemingly innocuous question baffled great minds and stimulated exciting mathematics with far-flung applications. This is the entertaining story of those who failed to prove, and those who ultimately did prove, that four colors do indeed suffice to color any map.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

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Zustand: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Zustand: Good. On October 23, 1852, Professor Augustus De Morgan wrote a letter to a colleague, unaware that he was launching one of the most famous mathematical conundrums in history - one that would confound thousands of puzzlers for more than a century. This is the amazing story of how the "map problem" was solved. The problem posed in the letter came from a former student: What is the least possible number of colors needed to fill in any map (real or invented) so that neighboring counties are always colored differently? This deceptively simple question was of minimal interest to cartographers, who saw little need to limit how many colors they used. But the problem set off a frenzy among professional mathematicians and amateur problem solvers, among them Lewis Carroll, an astronomer, a botanist, an obsessive golfer, the Bishop of London, a man who set his watch only once a year, a California traffic cop, and a bridegroom who spent his honeymoon coloring maps.In their pursuit of the solution, mathematicians painted maps on doughnuts and horseshoes and played with patterned soccer balls and the great rhombicuboctahedron. It would be more than one hundred years (and countless colored maps) later before the result was finally established. Even then, difficult questions remained, and the intricate solution - which involved no fewer than 1,200 hours of computer time - was greeted with as much dismay as enthusiasm. Providing a clear and elegant explanation of the problem and the proof, Robin Wilson tells how a seemingly innocuous question baffled great minds and stimulated exciting mathematics with far-flung applications. This is the entertaining story of those who failed to prove, and those who ultimately did prove, that four colors do indeed suffice to color any map.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. 262pp. Extremities book & Dj lightly rubbed. Signed & inscribed by Author on ffep. Illus.; endnotes; glossary; index.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Printing.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Hardback with dust jacket in good condition. Light age spotting on the fore edges.

hardcover. Zustand: New. New. Clean, unmarked pages. Fine binding and cover. Hardcover.

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. First Edition. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Fine. 1st Edition. Both the dust jacket and the book are in "Fine" condition. Bookseller Inventory BS/BS10444 01/2021.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. ## AS NEW book is clean, crisp, unclipped and unmarked. First U. S. Edition. First printing. Full number line. Dust jacket is As New. Illustrated with drawings and photographs. Green cloth covers with gilt lettering on spine. No marks in or on book. NOT A REMAINDER. Not ex library. 262 pages. Dust jacket protected in a new crystal clear MYLAR cover. Bubble wrapped and custom boxed for standard shipping. Appears brand new. As New First Edition.…

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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. First edition. ISBN 9780691115337. Hardback. First Printing. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. As new condition. Copy Three.

Hardcover. Zustand: As New. First edition. ISBN 9780691115337. Hardback. First Printing. Near Fine Condition book in a Near Fine Condition Dustjacket. Tight, bright, attractive copy with no markings to the book. As new condition. Copy Two.

Hardcover. Zustand: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st printing. Slight spine lean otherwise as new. Please see picures.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 1st edition. 280 pages. 8.50x5.75x1.00 inches. In Stock.

hardcover. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.