Mathematical Masterpieces

Author : Art Knoebel
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 0387330623
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.24/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematical Masterpieces written by Art Knoebel and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-10-16 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Intended for juniors and seniors majoring in mathematics, as well as anyone pursuing independent study, this book traces the historical development of four different mathematical concepts by presenting readers with the original sources. Each chapter showcases a masterpiece of mathematical achievement, anchored to a sequence of selected primary sources. The authors examine the interplay between the discrete and continuous, with a focus on sums of powers. They then delineate the development of algorithms by Newton, Simpson and Smale. Next they explore our modern understanding of curvature, and finally they look at the properties of prime numbers. The book includes exercises, numerous photographs, and an annotated bibliography.

Author : Gunter Schymkiw
Publisher : R.I.C. Publications
ISBN 13 : 1741261651
Total Pages : 66 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maths masterpieces written by Gunter Schymkiw and published by R.I.C. Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Edward R. Scheinerman
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300223005
Total Pages : 295 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mathematics Lover's Companion written by Edward R. Scheinerman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Twenty-three mathematical masterpieces for exploration and enlightenment How can a shape have more than one dimension but fewer than two? What is the best way to elect public officials when more than two candidates are vying for the office? Is it possible for a highly accurate medical test to give mostly incorrect results? Can you tile your floor with regular pentagons? How can you use only the first digit of sales numbers to determine if your accountant is lying? Can mathematics give insights into free will? Edward Scheinerman, an accomplished mathematician and enthusiastic educator, answers all these questions and more in this book, a collection of mathematical masterworks. In bite-sized chapters that require only high school algebra, he invites readers to try their hands at solving mathematical puzzles and provides an engaging and friendly tour of numbers, shapes, and uncertainty. The result is an unforgettable introduction to the fundamentals and pleasures of thinking mathematically.

Author : Gunter Schymkiw
Publisher : R.I.C. Publications
ISBN 13 : 1741261643
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Maths masterpieces written by Gunter Schymkiw and published by R.I.C. Publications. This book was released on 2005 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Maths Masterpieces is a set of two blackline masters designed to provide opportunities for students to consolidate knowledge and skills in mathematics while introducing them to significant works of art and their artists."--publisher website.

Author : Gunter Schymkiw
Publisher : Didax Educational Resources
ISBN 13 : 9781583242360
Total Pages : 62 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Math Masterpieces, Grades 6-7 written by Gunter Schymkiw and published by Didax Educational Resources. This book was released on 2006-04-01 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Dunham
Publisher : Princeton University Press
ISBN 13 : 069118285X
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Calculus Gallery written by William Dunham and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than three centuries after its creation, calculus remains a dazzling intellectual achievement and the gateway to higher mathematics. This book charts its growth and development by sampling from the work of some of its foremost practitioners, beginning with Isaac Newton and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz in the late seventeenth century and continuing to Henri Lebesgue at the dawn of the twentieth. Now with a new preface by the author, this book documents the evolution of calculus from a powerful but logically chaotic subject into one whose foundations are thorough, rigorous, and unflinching—a story of genius triumphing over some of the toughest, subtlest problems imaginable. In touring The Calculus Gallery, we can see how it all came to be.

Author : William Dunham
Publisher : Penguin Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Journey Through Genius written by William Dunham and published by Penguin Books. This book was released on 1991-08 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Like masterpieces of art, music, and literature, great mathematical theorems are creative milestones, works of genius destined to last forever. Now William Dunham gives them the attention they deserve. Dunham places each theorem within its historical context and explores the very human and often turbulent life of the creator — from Archimedes, the absentminded theoretician whose absorption in his work often precluded eating or bathing, to Gerolamo Cardano, the sixteenth-century mathematician whose accomplishments flourished despite a bizarre array of misadventures, to the paranoid genius of modern times, Georg Cantor. He also provides step-by-step proofs for the theorems, each easily accessible to readers with no more than a knowledge of high school mathematics. A rare combination of the historical, biographical, and mathematical, Journey Through Genius is a fascinating introduction to a neglected field of human creativity. “It is mathematics presented as a series of works of art; a fascinating lingering over individual examples of ingenuity and insight. It is mathematics by lightning flash.” —Isaac Asimov

Author : Ronald Calinger
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780883850978
Total Pages : 380 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vita Mathematica written by Ronald Calinger and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 380 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enables teachers to learn the history of mathematics and then incorporate it in undergraduate teaching.

Author : Karine Chemla
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031408551
Total Pages : 702 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Richness of the History of Mathematics written by Karine Chemla and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-11-27 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, a tribute to historian of mathematics Jeremy Gray, offers an overview of the history of mathematics and its inseparable connection to philosophy and other disciplines. Many different approaches to the study of the history of mathematics have been developed. Understanding this diversity is central to learning about these fields, but very few books deal with their richness and concrete suggestions for the “what, why and how” of these domains of inquiry. The editors and authors approach the basic question of what the history of mathematics is by means of concrete examples. For the “how” question, basic methodological issues are addressed, from the different perspectives of mathematicians and historians. Containing essays by leading scholars, this book provides a multitude of perspectives on mathematics, its role in culture and development, and connections with other sciences, making it an important resource for students and academics in the history and philosophy of mathematics.

Author : Claus Michelsen
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3031105184
Total Pages : 560 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathematics and Its Connections to the Arts and Sciences (MACAS) written by Claus Michelsen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-12-19 with total page 560 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book celebrates the 15th anniversary of the bi-annual symposium series Mathematics and its Connections to the Arts and Sciences (MACAS), which was first held in 2005 following the continued collaboration of an international group of researchers from ICME Topic Study Group 21. The MACAS-conferences bring together scientists and educators who are interested in the connection between mathematics, arts and science in educational curriculum, while emphasizing on, as well as researching about, the role of mathematics. By pooling together these different approaches and viewpoints between mathematics, arts and sciences, this book reveals possible synergies and paths for collaborations. In view of the challenges of the 21st century, a modern approach to education with a focus on multi- and interdisciplinarity is more important than ever. The role of mathematics assumes a key role in this approach as it is connected to all other disciplines, such as STEM education, physics, chemistry, biology, aesthetics and language, and can serve as a bridge between them. This book discusses, amongst others, the curricular approaches to integrate mathematics and other disciplines, the importance of mathematical modelling and the interdisciplinarity ways for learning and studying of mathematics, as well as the intercultural dimensions of mathematics and mathematics in the digital era. All topics will be presented from very different perspectives and regarding very different contexts, including digitization, culture and sustainability. This unique collection will serve as a very valuable and compact source for all above mentioned scientists and educators, as well as for use in advanced teacher education courses.