Strength in Numbers Sherman K. Stein

Name: Strength in Numbers von Sherman K. Stein
SKU: 9780471152521
Price: 14.99 EUR
Availability: InStock

Strength in Numbers Sherman K. Stein

€14.99

Zustand - Wie Neu

Nur noch 1

Wie Neu

Zusammenfassung

In this delightful guide to mathematical literacy, distinguished mathematician and teacher Sherman Stein leads us on an engaging tour of the math concepts that are most relevant to our everyday concerns.

Strength in Numbers Zusammenfassung

Strength in Numbers: Discovering the Joy and Power of Mathematics in Everyday Life Sherman K. Stein

An Easygoing, Highly Entertaining Refresher on all the Math You'll Ever Need. What do two goats and a car have to do with making good decisions? Was the golden ratio used to build the Great Pyramid of Khufu? Can it be that some numbers are unmistakably "hot," while others are inherently "cool"? With his infectiously enthusiastic and engaging style, award-winning teacher and author Sherman K. Stein offers a new appreciation for mathematics, from the beauty of its logic ("as inevitable and memorable as a Mozart symphony") to its amazing power and pervasiveness in our lives. Requiring no math knowledge beyond basic arithmetic and high school geometry, Strength in Numbers is an enlightening introduction to all the math you'll ever need.

Strength in Numbers Bewertungen

"Let's cut to the quick. Read this book. Stein has given us a delightful, refreshing new look at old mathematics, and introduces us to the new in a readable and entertaining way."--New Scientist "The diverse themes hold the reader throughout... A rich and charming book."--Choice "Strength in Numbers should find a home in every school library, and mathematics teachers will want to recommend chapters of this book to their students."--Mathematics Teacher

Über Sherman K. Stein

SHERMAN K. STEIN is Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, Davis, where he received a distinguished teaching award. He is also a recipient of the Lester R. Ford Prize of the Mathematical Association of America for excellence in exposition on math. He is the author of Mathematics: The Man-Made Universe, as well as The Guided Inquiry, a series of books on math for high school students. He lives in Davis, California.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Partial table of contents: ABOUT MATHEMATICS. The Many Faces of Mathematics. The Spell of Cool Numbers. Don't Do a Number on Me. It Ain't Necessarily So. The Mother of Invention. Some Proposals, Modest and Immodest. FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO KINDERGARTEN. You Will Never See a Large Number. Five Things You Can Do with Two Numbers. Out of Thin Air. The Three Sides of a Right Triangle. Turning an Eguation into a Picture. Why Negative Times Negative Is Positive. CLOSER AND CLOSER. Zero over Zero. Trying to Find a Curved Area. Finding a Curved Area. One Thought in Parting. Further Reading. Glossary of Symbols. References. Index.

Zusätzliche Informationen

Sku

GOR013959596

ISBN 13

9780471152521

ISBN 10

0471152528

Titel

Strength in Numbers: Discovering the Joy and Power of Mathematics in Everyday Life Sherman K. Stein

Autor

Sherman K. Stein

Zustand

Gebraucht - Wie Neu

Bindung

Gebundene Ausgabe

Verlag

John Wiley and Sons Ltd

Datum

1996-09-06

Anzahl der Seiten

272

Preise

N/A

Begleitschreiben

Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.

Hinweis

Das Buch wurde gelesen, ist aber in gutem Zustand. Alle Seiten sind intakt, der Einband ist unversehrt. Leichte Gebrauchsspuren am Buchrücken. Das Buch wurde gelesen, sieht jedoch noch wie neu aus. Der Bucheinband weist keine sichtbaren Gebrauchsspuren auf. Gegebenenfalls ist auch ein Schutzumschlag verfügbar. Keine fehlenden oder beschädigten Seiten, keine Risse, eventuell minimale Knicke, keine unterstrichenen oder markierten Textstellen, keine beschrifteten Ränder.