A wealth of numbers [ an anthology of 500 years of popular mathematics writing
Despite what we may sometimes imagine, popular mathematics writing didn't begin with Martin Gardner. In fact, it has a rich tradition stretching back hundreds of years. This entertaining and enlightening anthology--the first of its kind--gathers nearly one hundred fascinating selections from th...
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| Language: | English |
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Princeton :
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| Summary: | Despite what we may sometimes imagine, popular mathematics writing didn't begin with Martin Gardner. In fact, it has a rich tradition stretching back hundreds of years. This entertaining and enlightening anthology--the first of its kind--gathers nearly one hundred fascinating selections from the past 500 years of popular math writing, bringing to life a little-known side of math history. Ranging from the late fifteenth to the late twentieth century, and drawing from books, newspapers, magazines, and websites, A Wealth of Numbers includes recreational, classroom, and work mathematics;... |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xv, 370 p.) : ill |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0691147752 1400841984 (e-book) 9780691147758 9781400841981 (e-book) |