Q. E. D
Beauty in Mathematical Proof
Polster, Burkard
Polster, Burkard (ILT)
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BOOK SUMMARY
Q.E.D. presents some of the most famous mathematical proofs in a charming book that will appeal to nonmathematicians and math experts alike. Grasp in an instant why Pythagorass theorem must be correct. Follow the ancient Chinese proof of the volume formul
BOOK SYNOPSIS
Q.E.D. presents some of the most famous mathematical proofs in a charming book that will appeal to nonmathematicians and math experts alike. Grasp in an instant why Pythagoras’s theorem must be correct. Follow the ancient Chinese proof of the volume formula for the frustrating frustum, and Archimedes’ method for finding the volume of a sphere. Discover the secrets of pi and why, contrary to popular belief, squaring the circle really is possible. Study the subtle art of mathematical domino tumbling, and find out how slicing cones helped save a city and put a man on the moon.
AUTHOR BIO
Burkard Polster is a mathematician at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. His previous books include The Mathematics of Juggling and The Geometrical Picture Book.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 0802714315
ISBN(13-digit): 9780802714312
Copyright: 2004
Dewey Decimal: 511.3/6
Library of Congress: 2004041905
Book Publisher: St Martins Pr
Language: ENG
No. of Pages: 64
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