Coincidences, Chaos, And All That Math Jazz: Making Light Of Weighty Ideas - Hardcover

Burger, Edward B.; Starbird, Michael

 
9780393059458: Coincidences, Chaos, And All That Math Jazz: Making Light Of Weighty Ideas
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0393059456 ISBN 13: 9780393059458
Verlag: WW Norton & Co, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

An irreverent and accessible explanation of challenging puzzles within the world of mathematics considers such topics as the link between a pineapple's spirals and the famous Fibonacci numbers, the shape of the universe as reflected by a twisted strip of paper, and the parallels between the Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations. 50,000 first printing.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Edward B. Burger is professor of mathematics and chair at Williams College. He has won several prestigious teaching and writing awards from the Mathematical Association of America. He lives in Massachusetts.

Michael Starbird is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and is a member of UT’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers. He lives in Texas.

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Verlag
WW Norton & Co
Erscheinungsdatum
2005
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0393059456
ISBN 13 
9780393059458
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
276
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