David Acheson (Fellow, Jesus College, Oxford)

1089 and All That

A Journey into Mathematics

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Produktbeschreibung

Pure mathematical gold, this insightful book by established author David Acheson makes mathematics accessible to everyone. The entertaining journey through the subject includes some fascinating puzzles and is accompanied by numerous illustrations and sketches by world famous cartoonists.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Oktober 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 172mm x 121mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 184g
• ISBN-13: 9780199590025
• ISBN-10: 0199590028
• Artikelnr.: 31193537

Autorenporträt

David Acheson is Emeritus Fellow in Mathematics at Jesus College, Oxford. He was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2004 for his 'outstanding contributions to teaching and learning', and was President of the Mathematical Association for 2010-11. He gives many popular maths lectures to the general public, of all ages, and these often end with a short demonstration of maths applied to the electric guitar. He is also author of From Calculus to Chaos (OUP 1997) and Elementary Fluid Dynamics (OUP 1990).

Inhaltsangabe

From the contents:
1: 1089 and All That; 2: "In Love with Geometrie"; 3: But ... that's Absurd ...; 4: The Trouble with Algebra; 5: The Heavens in Motion; 6: All Change!; 7: On Being as Small as Possible; 8: "Are We Nearly There?"; 9: A Brief History of pi; 10: Good Vibrations; 11: Great Mistakes; 12: What is the Secret of All Life?; 13: e = 2.718 ...; 14: Chaos and Catastrophe; 15: Not Quite the Indian Rope Trick; 16: Real or Imaginary?

Rezensionen

Thought provoking. THES