J. H. Cadwell

Topics in Recreational Mathmatics

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book shows something of the fascination, beauty and power of mathematical ideas.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. August 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 293g
• ISBN-13: 9780521096201
• ISBN-10: 0521096200
• Artikelnr.: 25467381

Inhaltsangabe

1. Regular Polyhedra
2. The Fibonacci Sequence
3. Nested Polygons
4. The Distribution of Prime Numbers
5. Inversion in Elementary Geometry
6. Some Ruled Surfaces
7. Random Walks
8. The Four-Colour Problem
9. Dissection Problems in Two and Three Dimensions
10. Newton's Polygon and Plane Algebraic Curves
11. The Plane Symmetry Groups
12. The Real Number System
13. A Theorem of Combinatorial Geometry
14. The Number Pi
15. Rotors and Curves of Constant Breadth.