A mathematical medley : fifty easy pieces on mathematics George G. Szpiro ; translated by Eva Burke

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Szpiro, George, 1950-

Series:

Miscellaneous Books, v. 73

Language:

English

German

Subjects (All):

Mathematics--Miscellanea.

Mathematics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Providence, R.I. American Mathematical Society [2010]

System Details:

Mode of access : World Wide Web

Contents:

Chapter 1. A baker's dozen Chapter 2. Getting closer to the roots Chapter 3. Mock functions Chapter 4. Meanderings of a mathematical proof Chapter 5. All roads lead to Rome Chapter 6. Secrets hidden in numbers Chapter 7. Prime time for primes Chapter 8. Stamps and coins Chapter 9. On the (Un)fairness of queues Chapter 10. Run or walk on the walkway? Chapter 11. Suspicious use of the digit "9" Chapter 12. The letter writers Chapter 13. Wobbly tables Chapter 14. Bella Abramova Subbotovskaya and the "Jewish People's University" Chapter 15. No answer from Professor Ekhad Chapter 16. The yippie mathematician Chapter 17. Sibling rivalry Chapter 18. A diplomat with a love for numbers Chapter 19. The "wunderkind" Chapter 20. Brilliant but fallible Chapter 21. The plane facts Chapter 22. Creating bottlenecks Chapter 23. All flights lead to Paris...and Anchorage Chapter 24. Long-distance flights are grounded Chapter 25. Calculating on the left side Chapter 26. Losing the language instinct Chapter 27. Information overload Chapter 28. The case for mental arithmetic Chapter 29. How many moves to Rubik? Chapter 30. A puzzling puzzle Chapter 31. Boring assembly debates Chapter 32. A step too far Chapter 33. Givers and takers Chapter 34. Who wins tic-tac-toe? Chapter 35. Liars and half-liars Chapter 36. Perfect chequers ends in a draw Chapter 37. The Talmud

A precursor to game theory? Chapter 38. How the cake crumbles Chapter 39. Spoilt for choice Chapter 40. Selecting the best pope and the best song Chapter 41. Follow the money Chapter 42. Earthquakes, epileptic fits, and the stock market crash

Notes:

Translation of 20 stories from Mathematischer Cocktail and 21 stories from Mathematik für Sonntagnachmittag, with nine new stories

Translated from German

Includes bibliographical references (pages 233-236)

Electronic reproduction. Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society. 2012

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ISBN:

9781470416065

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