Enjoyment of math, the

Auteur :
Rademacher, Hans / Toeplitz, Otto
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691023519
Date de publication :
21 nov. 1966
Dimensions :
20,3 x 12,7 cm
Poids :
227 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
What is so special about the number 30? How many colors are needed to color a map? Do the prime numbers go on forever? And are there more whole numbers than even numbers? This title explores these and other mathematical puzzles. It leads the reader into some of the fundamental ideas of mathematics, the ideas that make the subject interesting.