Nonplussed!: Mathematical Proof of Implausible Ideas
(Sprache: Englisch)
A delightfully eclectic collection of paradoxes from mathematics.
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A delightfully eclectic collection of paradoxes from mathematics.
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Preface xi Acknowledgements xiii Introduction 1 Chapter 1: Three Tennis Paradoxes 4 Chapter 2: The Uphill Roller 16 Chapter 3: The Birthday Paradox 25 Chapter 4: The Spin of a Table 37 Chapter 5: Derangements 46 Chapter 6: Conway's Chequerboard Army 62 Chapter 7: The Toss of a Needle 68 Chapter 8: Torricelli's Trumpet 82 Chapter 9: Nontransitive Effects 92 Chapter 10: A Pursuit Problem 105 Chapter 11: Parrondo's Games 115 Chapter 12: Hyperdimensions 127 Chapter 13: Friday the 13th 151 Chapter 14: Fractran 162 The Motifs 180 Appendix A: The Inclusion-Exclusion Principle 187 Appendix B: The Binomial Inversion Formula 189 Appendix C: Surface Area and Arc Length 193 Index 195
Autoren-Porträt von Julian Havil
Julian Havil is a former Master at Winchester College, England, where he taught mathematics for more than thirty years. He is the author of Gamma: Exploring Euler's Constant and Impossible?: Surprising Solutions to Counterintuitive Conundrums (both Princeton).
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Julian Havil
- 2010, 196 Seiten, Maße: 15,5 x 23,3 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: PRINCETON UNIV PR
- ISBN-10: 0691148228
- ISBN-13: 9780691148229
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Englisch
Rezension zu „Nonplussed!: Mathematical Proof of Implausible Ideas “
This is a splendid collection of articles, inspired by Martin Gardner's writings. Old conundrums are given new twists and applications, newer perplexing ideas are described with panache. The forthcoming companion book has a high standard to maintain.--John Haigh, London Mathematical Society Newsletter
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