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99 variations on a proof /

This book offers a unique, multifaceted perspective on mathematics by demonstrating 99 different proofs of the same theorem. Each chapter solves an otherwise unremarkable equation in distinct historical, formal, and imaginative styles.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ording, Philip (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2019]
Temas:
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Omitted
  • One-line
  • Two-column
  • Illustrated
  • Elementary
  • Puzzle
  • Axiomatic
  • Found
  • Prerequisite
  • Monosyllabic
  • Wordless
  • Exam
  • Ruler and compass
  • Reductio ad absurdum
  • Contrapositive
  • Matrices
  • Ancient
  • Interpreted
  • Indented
  • Jargon
  • Definitional
  • Blackboard
  • Substitution
  • Symmetry
  • Another symmetry
  • Open collaborative
  • Auditory
  • Algorithmic
  • Flow chart
  • Model
  • Formulaic
  • Counterexample
  • Another counterexample
  • Calculus
  • Medieval
  • Typeset
  • Social media
  • Preprint
  • Parataxis
  • Origami
  • Induction
  • Newsprint
  • Analytic
  • Screenplay
  • Omitted with condescension
  • Verbal
  • Cute
  • Clever
  • Computer assisted
  • Outsider
  • Chromatic
  • Topological
  • Antiquity
  • Marginalia
  • Arborescent
  • Prefix
  • Postfix
  • Calculator
  • Inventor's paradox
  • Patented
  • Geometric
  • Modern
  • Axonometric
  • Back of the envelope
  • Research seminar
  • Tea
  • Hand waving
  • Approximate
  • Word problem
  • Statistical
  • Another medieval
  • Blog
  • Translated
  • Another translated
  • Another interpreted
  • Slide rule
  • Experimental
  • Monte Carlo
  • Probabilistic
  • Intuitionist
  • Paranoid
  • Doggerel
  • Inconsistency
  • Correspondence
  • Tabular
  • Exhaustion
  • Another substitution
  • Mechanical
  • Dialogue
  • Interior monologue
  • Retrograde
  • Mystical
  • Refereed
  • Neologism
  • Authority
  • First person
  • Electrostatic
  • Psychedelic
  • Mondegreen
  • Prescribed
  • Postscript.