Magic numbers of the professor
Auteur :
O'Shea, Owen / Dudley, Underwood
Éditeur :
Mathematical Association of America
ISBN :
9780883855577
Date de publication :
30 déc. 2007
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
380 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
A fascinating collection of numerical curiosities and wonders. The Professor in Owen O’Shea’s book is the imaginary American Richard Stein. His mathematical curiosities are wide ranging, concerning the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania to coincidences about Apollo 11 to the first moon walk to new numerical curiosities.