Mathematical Circus (Spectrum)

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Paperback
1996
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The twenty chapters of this book are nicely balanced between all sorts of stimulating ideas, suggested by down-to-earth objects like match sticks and dollar bills as well as by faraway objects like planets and infinite random walks. We learn about ancient devices for arithmetic and about modern explanations of artificial intelligence. There are feasts here for the eyes and hands as well as for the brain.

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The twenty chapters of this book are nicely balanced between all sorts of stimulating ideas, suggested by down-to-earth objects like match sticks and dollar bills as well as by faraway objects like planets and infinite random walks. We learn about ancient devices for arithmetic and about modern explanations of artificial intelligence. There are feasts here for the eyes and hands as well as for the brain.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 296
Edition: Subsequent
Publisher: The Mathematical Association of America
Published: 05 Sep 1996
ISBN 10: 0883855062
ISBN 13: 9780883855065
Book Overview: A book of all sorts of stimulating ideas and feasts for the eyes, hands and brain.

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'This book is hard to put down. Inspiring and informative, entertaining and thought provoking, it will delight every mathematics teacher.' The Mathematics Teacher

Mathematical Circus (Spectrum)

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