M. E. Lines

Think of a Number (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book looks in particular at "Greens functions" and the field of chaotic motion. It attempts to explain these, and other mathematical problems, with the minimum of specialized jargon, and to make the subject more accessible.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 172
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781000153910
• Artikelnr.: 63134254

Autorenporträt

M. E. Lines

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction. The Fibonacci family and friends. Rising and falling with the
hailstone numbers. Lies, damned lies and statistics. The pluperfect square
- an ultimate patio decor. The trouble with Euclid's fifth. Clock numbers -
an invention of the Master. Cryptography - the science of secret writing.
Numbers and national security. Are four colors enough? Rulers, dominoes and
Professor Golomb. What on earth is an NP-problem? How many balls can you
shake into a can? In between dimensions. The road to chaos.
Supermathematics and the monster.