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Strength in Numbers
Discovering the Joy and Power of Mathematics in Everyday Life
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ISBN-13:
9780470348840
Veröffentl:
2008
Seiten:
272
Autor:
Sherman K. Stein
eBook Typ:
EPUB
eBook Format:
Reflowable
Kopierschutz:
Adobe DRM [Hard-DRM]
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
An Easygoing, Highly Entertaining Refresher on all the Math You'll Ever Need.
What do two goats and a car have to do with making good decisions? Was the golden ratio used to build the Great Pyramid of Khufu? Can it be that some numbers are unmistakably "hot," while others are inherently "cool"? With his infectiously enthusiastic and engaging style, award-winning teacher and author Sherman K. Stein offers a new appreciation for mathematics, from the beauty of its logic ("as inevitable and memorable as a Mozart symphony") to its amazing power and pervasiveness in our lives. Requiring no math knowledge beyond basic arithmetic and high school geometry, Strength in Numbers is an enlightening introduction to all the math you'll ever need.
What do two goats and a car have to do with making good decisions? Was the golden ratio used to build the Great Pyramid of Khufu? Can it be that some numbers are unmistakably "hot," while others are inherently "cool"? With his infectiously enthusiastic and engaging style, award-winning teacher and author Sherman K. Stein offers a new appreciation for mathematics, from the beauty of its logic ("as inevitable and memorable as a Mozart symphony") to its amazing power and pervasiveness in our lives. Requiring no math knowledge beyond basic arithmetic and high school geometry, Strength in Numbers is an enlightening introduction to all the math you'll ever need.
Partial table of contents:
ABOUT MATHEMATICS.
The Many Faces of Mathematics.
The Spell of Cool Numbers.
Don't Do a Number on Me.
It Ain't Necessarily So.
The Mother of Invention.
Some Proposals, Modest and Immodest.
FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO KINDERGARTEN.
You Will Never See a Large Number.
Five Things You Can Do with Two Numbers.
Out of Thin Air.
The Three Sides of a Right Triangle.
Turning an Eguation into a Picture.
Why Negative Times Negative Is Positive.
CLOSER AND CLOSER.
Zero over Zero.
Trying to Find a Curved Area.
Finding a Curved Area.
One Thought in Parting.
Further Reading.
Glossary of Symbols.
References.
Index.
ABOUT MATHEMATICS.
The Many Faces of Mathematics.
The Spell of Cool Numbers.
Don't Do a Number on Me.
It Ain't Necessarily So.
The Mother of Invention.
Some Proposals, Modest and Immodest.
FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO KINDERGARTEN.
You Will Never See a Large Number.
Five Things You Can Do with Two Numbers.
Out of Thin Air.
The Three Sides of a Right Triangle.
Turning an Eguation into a Picture.
Why Negative Times Negative Is Positive.
CLOSER AND CLOSER.
Zero over Zero.
Trying to Find a Curved Area.
Finding a Curved Area.
One Thought in Parting.
Further Reading.
Glossary of Symbols.
References.
Index.