Nonplussed! : Mathematical Proof of Implausible Ideas /

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Math--the application of reasonable logic to reasonable assumptions--usually produces reasonable results. But sometimes math generates astonishing paradoxes--conclusions that seem completely unreasonable or just plain impossible but that are nevertheless demonstrably true: Conclusions that, for exam...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Havil, Julian, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, 2010.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Matematiska lekar.
Matematik > populärvetenskap.
Mathematics.
Mathematical recreations.
SCIENCE > Applied Sciences.
MATHEMATICS > Essays.
MATHEMATICS > Reference.
MATHEMATICS > Pre-Calculus.
Paradoxe > Mathematiques.
Jeux mathematiques.
Mathematiques > Miscellanees.
Paradox > Mathematics.
Mathematics > Miscellanea.
Trivia and miscellanea.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; CHAPTER 1 Three Tennis Paradoxes; CHAPTER 2 The Uphill Roller; CHAPTER 3 The Birthday Paradox; CHAPTER 4 The spin of a Table; CHAPTER 5 Derangements; CHAPTER 6 Conway's Chequerboard Army; CHAPTER 7 The Toss of a Needle; CHAPTER 8 Torricell's Trumpet; CHAPTER 9 Nontransitive Effects; CHAPTER 10 A Pursuit Problem; CHAPTER 11 Parrondo's Games; CHAPTER 12 Hyperdimensions; CHAPTER 13 Friday the 13th; CHAPTER 14 Fractran; THE MOTIFS; APPENDIX A The Inclusion-Exclusion Principle.

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