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A Passion for Mathematics is an educational, entertaining trip through the curiosities of the math world, blending an eclectic mix of history, biography, philosophy, number theory, geometry, probability, huge numbers, and mind-bending problems into a delightfully compelling collection that is sure to please math buffs, students, and experienced mathematicians alike. In each chapter, Clifford Pickover provides factoids, anecdotes, definitions, quotations, and captivating challenges that range from fun, quirky puzzles to insanely difficult problems. Readers will encounter mad mathematicians, strange number sequences, obstinate numbers, curious constants, magic squares, fractal geese, monkeys typing Hamlet, infinity, and much, much more. A Passion for Mathematics will feed readers' fascination while giving them problem-solving skills a great workout!
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Passion for Mathematics: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality
2010, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
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A Passion for Mathematics: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality
July 12, 2005, Wiley
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Passion for Mathematics: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality
2005, Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
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A Passion for Mathematics: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality
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"IN WHICH WE ENCOUNTER RELIGIOUS MATHEMATICIANS, MAD MATHEMATICIANS, famous mathematicians, mathematical savants, quirky questions, fun trivia, brief biographies, mathematical gods, historical oddities, numbers and society, gossip, the history of mathematical notation, the genesis of numbers, and "What if?" questions."
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