Lost in the math museum : a survival story / Colin Adams.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Adams, Colin (Colin Conrad), 1956- author.

Series:

Anneli Lax New Mathematical Library, 2643-5586 ; v. 55

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Problem solving.

Museums.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (pages cm)

Place of Publication:

Providence, Rhode Island : MAA Press, an imprint of the American Mathematical Society, [2022]

System Details:

Mode of access : World Wide Web

Contents:

A story to tell The hotel The hairy ball Let's make a deal The barber The Hilbert curve The prime shop The Wierstrass function A ham sandwich Monty Hall redux The salesman Hilbert hotel redux On principle Ellie The mountain On the surface A journey A random reunion An apology The mathemagician The sphere The hypothesis The cipher More on Chapter 1 A story to tell More on Chapter 2 The hotel More on Chapter 3 The hairy ball More on Chapter 4 Let's make a deal More on Chapter 5 The barber shop More on Chapter 6 The Hilbert curve More on Chapter 7 The prime shop More on Chapter 8 The Wierstrass function More on Chapter 9 A ham sandwich More on Chapter 10 The Monty Hall redux More on Chapter 11 The salesman More on Chapter 12 The Hilbert hotel redux More on Chapter 13 On principle More on Chapter 14 Ellie More on Chapter 15 The mountain More on Chapter 16 on the surface More on Chapter 17 A journey More on Chapter 18 A random reunion More on Chapter 19 An apology More on Chapter 20 The mathemagician More on Chapter 21 The sphere More on Chapter 22 The hypothesis More on Chapter 23 The cipher

Notes:

Includes index.

Electronic reproduction. Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society. 2022

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Adams, Colin 1956- Lost in the math museum :

ISBN:

9781470471316 (online)

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.