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Math mutation classics : exploring interesting, fun and weird corners of mathematics /
Use math in unique ways to analyze things you observe in life and use proof to attain the unexpected. There is quite a wide diversity of topics here and so all age levels and ability levels will enjoy the discussions. You'll see how the author's unique viewpoint puts a mathematical spin on...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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[New York, New York] :
Apress,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional) |
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- At a Glance; Contents; About the Author; About the Technical Reviewer; Acknowledgments; Playing with Mathematics; Chapter 1: Simple Surprises; City of Mutants; From Math Mutation podcast 1; Two Plus Two Equals Five; From Math Mutation podcast 210; Stupid Number Tricks; From Math Mutation podcast 23; Deceptive Digits; From Math Mutation podcast 206; Nonrandom Randomness; From Math Mutation podcast 193; A True Holiday Celebration; From Math Mutation podcast 50; Forgotten Knowledge; From Math Mutation podcast 151; Exponents Squared; From Math Mutation podcast 64; Giving You the Fingers
- From Math Mutation podcast 75Chapter 2: Into the Infinite; Too Infinite for Me; From Math Mutation podcasts 0 and 5; Infinitely Ahead of His Time; From Math Mutation podcast 116; Infinite Infinities; From Math Mutation podcast 157; Infinity Times Infinity; From Math Mutation podcast 184; Infinite Perimeter, Finite Area; From Math Mutation Podcast 21; A Pretty Big Library; From Math Mutation podcast 15; Someone Knocked My 8 Over; From Math Mutation podcast 28; Not Quite Infinity; From Math Mutation podcast 186; Big Numbers Upside Down; From Math Mutation podcast 203
- Chapter 3: Getting GeometricSomething Euclid Missed; From Math Mutation podcast 171; How Not to Decorate Your Bathroom; From Math Mutation podcast 82; Bees Vs Mathematicians; From Math Mutation podcast 152; A Brush with Evil; From Math Mutation podcast 102; Twistier Than You Thought; From Math Mutation podcast 168; Squash Those Dice; From Math Mutation podcast 18; Crazy Dice; From Math Mutation podcast 155; Wheels That Aren't Round; From Math Mutation podcast 209; The Future That Never Arrived; From Math Mutation podcast 73; Chapter 4: Deeper Dimensions; Making Flatland Real
- From Math Mutation episodes 4, 8, 74, and 175Is Flatland Doomed?; From Math Mutation podcast 53; Visitors from the Next Dimension; From Math Mutation podcast 17; Will the Real Fourth Dimension Please Stand Up?; From Math Mutation podcast 30; A Four-Dimensional House; From Math Mutation podcast 111; Turning Around in Time; From Math Mutation podcast 63; 11-Dimensional Spaghetti Monsters; From Math Mutation podcast 38; Your Five-Dimensional Kitchen; From Math Mutation podcast 133; As Math Goes By; From Math Mutation podcast 134; Between the Dimensions; From Math Mutation podcast 22
- Chapter 5: Understanding the UniverseThe Bogus Bang?; From Math Mutation podcast 68; The Shape of the Universe; From Math Mutation podcast 86; Your Size in Space and Time; From Math Mutation podcast 148; Observing the Universe; From Math Mutation podcast 61; Alien Algebra; From Math Mutation podcast 129; Time Reversed Worlds; From Math Mutation podcast 195; A Pear-Shaped Planet; From Math Mutation podcast 120; Where Am I?; From Math Mutation podcast 108; Putting the Multiverse to Work; From Math Mutation podcast 31; Chapter 6: The Mathematical Mind; What Color is this Podcast?