Math Mania
Passion for Mathematics
Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality
Author:
Pickover, Clifford A.
Isbn 13:
9780471690986
ISBN: 0471690988
Pub Date:
Jul 1, 2005
Publisher:
Wiley
Shipping Weight: 1.30 pounds
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A singular collection of fascinating information for those who share a love of all things mathematical A Passion for Mathematics is a delightful, dizzying, and entertaining trip that includes an eclectic mix of history, biography, definitions, number theory, and mind-bending problems. Readers will encounter mad mathematicians, religious mathematicians, strange number sequences, obstinate numbers, curious constants, zany math problems, classic recreational puzzles, magic squares, fractal geese, monkeys typing Hamlet, infinity, and much, much more!
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