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An edition of FIGURING IT OUT (2010)

FIGURING IT OUT

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A book of funny and puzzling mathematical stories. This is a book about power and beauty of Mathematics. It shows mathematics in action, explained in a way that everybody can understand. It is a book for enticing youngsters and inspiring teachers.

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English
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227

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Subjects
Least Squares, puzzles, GPS, Nonius Scale, Cryptography, A4 Paper sizes, Platonic Solids, Voronoi Diagrams, DNA computers, Fractals, Mathematics, Popular works, Mathematics, general, Popular Science in Mathematics/Computer Science/Natural Science/Technology
People
Kolmogorov, von Neumann, Benford, Pollock, Bertrand, Voronoi, August Ferdinand Möbius (1790-1868), M. C. Escher (1898-1972), Albert Einstein (1879-1955), Benoit B. Mandelbrot, Alan Mathison Turing (1912-1954), David Hilbert (1862-1943)
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New York, Pittsburgh, Denver, Salt Lake City

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Table of Contents

Preface / v
Everyday Matters /1
The Earth is Round / 47
Secret Affairs / 83
Art and Geometry / 105
Mathematical objects / 151
Out of This World / 199
Index / 223

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2010

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QA1-939Q162, QA93 .C7313 2010

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Hardcover
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ix, 227
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9783642048326
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2010930692
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471802049

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