Proofs from the book / Martin Aigner, Günter M. Ziegler ; including illustrations by Karl H. Hofmann.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aigner, Martin, 1942-

Contributor:

Ziegler, Günter M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

viii, 239 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Berlin ; New York : Springer, [2004]

Summary:

Inside PFTB ("Proofs from The Book") is indeed a glimpse of mathematical heaven, where clever insights and beautiful ideas combine in astonishing and glorious ways. Some of the proofs are classics, but many are new and brilliant proofs of classical results--"Notices of the AMS," August 1999.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

3540404600

OCLC:

52821313