A mathematics sampler : topics for the liberal arts
This work presents mathematics as both science and art, focusing on the historical role of mathematics in our culture. It uses selected topics from modern mathematics - including computers, perfect numbers and four-dimensional geometry - to exemplify its distinctive features.
xxii, 602, A38 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
9780742502024, 0742502023
46842748
1. Problems and Solutions
2. Mathematics of Patterns: Number Theory
3. Mathematics of Axiom Systems: Geometries
4. Mathematics of Chance: Probability and Statistics
5. Mathematics of Infinity: Cantor's Theory of Sets
6. Mathematics of Symmetry: Finite Groups
7. Mathematics of Space and Time: Four-Dimensional Geometry
8. Mathematics of Connection: Graph Theory
9. Mathematics of Machines: Computer Algorithms