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Excursions into mathematics

Updated with current research and new solutions to outstanding problems that have been discovered since the last edition, such as the solution to the well-known "four-color problem." Excursions Into Mathematics: This is an exciting revision of the original, much-loved classic. Everyone with an interest in mathematics should read this book.
Print Book, English, 2000
The millennium ed View all formats and editions
Peters, Natick, Mass., 2000
Lehrmittel
XXV, 499 Seiten : Illustrationen, Diagramme
9781568811154, 1568811152
247736672
CHAPTER 1 EULER’S FORMULA FOR POLYHEDRA, AND RELATED TOPICS, , CHAPTER 2 THE SEARCH FOR PERFECT NUMBERS, CHAPTER 3 WHAT IS AREA?, CHAPTER 4 SOME EXOTIC GEOMETRIES, CHAPTER 5 GAMES, CHAPTER 6 WHAT’S IN A NAME?, SYMBOLS