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Winning Ways For Your Mathematical Plays, Volume 3

by Elwyn R. Berlekamp, John H. Conway e Richard K. Guy

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 In the quarter of a century since three mathematicians and game theorists collaborated to create Winning Ways for Your Mathematical Plays, the book has become the definitive work on the subject of mathematical games
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Do I Count? - Stories From Mathematics

by Gunter M. Ziegler

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 The subject of mathematics is not something distant, strange, and abstract that you can only learn about-and often dislike-in school. It is in everyday situations, such as housekeeping, communications, traffic, and weather reports. Taking you on a trip into the world of mathematics, Do I Count? Stories from Mathematics supposedlydescribes the people behind the numbers and the places where mathematics is made.Written by disreputable scientist and pretentious storyteller Gunter M. Ziegler and translated by Thomas von Foerster, the book presents mathematics and mathematicians in a manner that you have not previously encountered. It guides you on a scenic tour through the field, pointing out which beds were useful in constructing which theorems and which notebooks list the prizes for solving particular problems. Forgoing esoteric areas, the text relates mathematics to celebrities, history, travel, politics, science and technology, weather, clever puzzles, and the future. Can bees count? What do you think! Is 13 bad luck? Are there equations for everything? What's the real practical value of the Pythagorean Theorem? Are there Sudoku puzzles with fewer than 17 entries and just one solution? Where and how do mathematicians work? Who invented proofs and why do we need them? Why is there no Nobel Prize for mathematics? What kind of life did Paul Erd?s lead? Find out the answers to these and other questions in this entertaining book of stories. You'll see that everyone counts, but no computation is needed. But then again why not buy a better book?
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Puzzle And Proof - A Decade Of Problems From The Utah Math Olympiad

by Caleb Stanford, Grant Molnar, Hiram Golze e Samuel Dittmer

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 This book is a compilation of the problems and solutions for the first ten years of the Utah Math Olympiad. The problems are challenging but should be understandable at a high school level. The book will be a fantastic resource for anyone who enjoys mathematical and/or logic puzzles.
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Making Mathematics With Needlework - Ten Papers And Ten Projects

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 Focuses on the relationship between mathematics and the fiber arts. Each chapter in this work starts with an overview of the mathematics and the needlework, followed by technical sections discussing the mathematics, how to introduce the mathematics in the classroom through needlework, and how to make the needlework project.
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Roads To Infinity - The Mathematics Of Truth And Proof

by John Stillwell

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 Offers a comprehensive introduction to the role of infinity in mathematics, from ancient to modern times. Suitable for general audience, this book explains the critical philosophical issues connected to the concept of infinity and their relevance for the foundations of mathematics.
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Origami Design Secrets - Mathematical Methods For An Ancient Art, Second Edition

by Robert J. Lang

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 The magnum opus of one of the world's leading origami artists, the second edition of Origami Design Secrets reveals the underlying concepts of origami and how to create original origami designs. Containing step-by-step instructions for 26 models, this book is not just an origami cookbook or list of instructions-it introduces the fundamental building blocks of origami, building up to advanced methods such as the combination of uniaxial bases, the circle/river method, and tree theory. With corrections and improved illustrations, this new expanded edition also covers uniaxial box pleating, introduces the new design technique of hex pleating, and describes methods of generalizing polygon packing to arbitrary angles.With coverage spanning the foundations of origami construction and advanced methods using both paper and pencil and custom-built free software, Origami Design Secrets helps readers cultivate the intuition and skills necessary to develop their own designs. It takes them beyond merely following a recipe to crafting a work of art.
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Unraveling Topological Crochet

by Eve Torrence e Shiying Dong

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 "In this book the magic of topological crochet is carefully revealed to the reader step by step. Follow it by making your own models and you will be rewarded with a deep understanding of topology and your own collection of beautiful crochet sculptures." â€" Daina Taimina
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Unraveling Topological Crochet

by Eve Torrence e Shiying Dong

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 "In this book the magic of topological crochet is carefully revealed to the reader step by step. Follow it by making your own models and you will be rewarded with a deep understanding of topology and your own collection of beautiful crochet sculptures." â€" Daina Taimina
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Mathematical Tidbits

by Jens Cartensen

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 Mathematical Tidbits presents readers with a fascinating collection of short essays from a wide variety of mathematical disciplines, ranging from number theory, trigonometry, probability to geometry. Ideal for a student or mathematics teacher, or anyone with an interest in mathematics.
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Mathematical Tidbits

by Jens Cartensen

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 Mathematical Tidbits presents readers with a fascinating collection of short essays from a wide variety of mathematical disciplines, ranging from number theory, trigonometry, probability to geometry. Ideal for a student or mathematics teacher, or anyone with an interest in mathematics.
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Introduction To The Mathematics Of Music

by Emmanuel Amiot

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 Aimed at helping bridge the substantial gap between a classical musician culture and the universe of mathematical notions in music.
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Math Affinity Puzzles

by Jennifer M. Wilson, Katie Ballentine, Lon Mitchell e Michael A. Jones

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 Math Affinity Puzzles uses analogies to explore connections between mathematical terms and concepts, where solving a puzzle requires unraveling the relationships between the mathematical ideas. The puzzzles can be used in calculus and upper-level classes as homework assignments and for in-class discussions.
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Math Affinity Puzzles

by Jennifer M. Wilson, Katie Ballentine, Lon Mitchell e Michael A. Jones

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 Math Affinity Puzzles uses analogies to explore connections between mathematical terms and concepts, where solving a puzzle requires unraveling the relationships between the mathematical ideas. The puzzzles can be used in calculus and upper-level classes as homework assignments and for in-class discussions.
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Mastering Geometry Puzzles

by Paulo Ferro

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 This book challenges mathematical skills in a totally different way from the usual geometric puzzles. Across 5 chapters, there are 120 visually intriguing puzzles, each one corresponding to a level of difficulty, from the very easy to the very hard. Solving these fun puzzles will enhance the reader's understanding of mathematics.
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Mastering Geometry Puzzles

by Paulo Ferro

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 This book challenges mathematical skills in a totally different way from the usual geometric puzzles. Across 5 chapters, there are 120 visually intriguing puzzles, each one corresponding to a level of difficulty, from the very easy to the very hard. Solving these fun puzzles will enhance the reader's understanding of mathematics.
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Tic Tac Test - Beat The Book At Noughts And Crosses

by Barry R. Clarke

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 This interactive book allows readers to play tic-tac-toe against the book itself. Players can either allow the book to make the first move or take the initiative themselves.
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Tic Tac Test - Beat The Book At Noughts And Crosses

by Barry R. Clarke

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 This interactive book allows readers to play tic-tac-toe against the book itself. Players can either allow the book to make the first move or take the initiative themselves.
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Everyday Life Is Full Of Math

by Jun (University Of Tsukuba, Japan) Mitani

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 This book explores how mathematics appears in everyday life. It presents math in a fun and beautiful way using knowledge at the junior high and high school level.
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Everyday Life Is Full Of Math

by Jun (University Of Tsukuba, Japan) Mitani

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 This book explores how mathematics appears in everyday life. It presents math in a fun and beautiful way using knowledge at the junior high and high school level.
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I Wish They'D Taught Me That - Overlooked And Omitted Topics In Mathematics

by Julian Joseph Gould e Robin Pemantle

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 I Wish They'd Taught Me That: Overlooked and Omitted Topics in Mathematics concerns the topics which every undergraduate mathematics student â€œshouldâ€ know but has probably never encountered.
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I Wish They'D Taught Me That - Overlooked And Omitted Topics In Mathematics

by Julian Joseph Gould e Robin Pemantle

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 I Wish They'd Taught Me That: Overlooked and Omitted Topics in Mathematics concerns the topics which every undergraduate mathematics student â€œshouldâ€ know but has probably never encountered.
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Secret World Of Flexagons - Fascinating Folded Paper Puzzles

by Ann Schwartz, Scott Sherman e Yossi Elran

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 Written in a clear, easy-to-understand, and conversational style; and enhanced with challenges and tips to broaden your flexagon skills and spark creativity, this book is a must for flexagon enthusiasts, teachers, students, libraries, mathematicians and everyone who loves to solve a good puzzle.
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Secret World Of Flexagons - Fascinating Folded Paper Puzzles

by Ann Schwartz, Scott Sherman e Yossi Elran

~~34,44€~~ 31,00€ 10% OFF

 Written in a clear, easy-to-understand, and conversational style; and enhanced with challenges and tips to broaden your flexagon skills and spark creativity, this book is a must for flexagon enthusiasts, teachers, students, libraries, mathematicians and everyone who loves to solve a good puzzle.
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Games, Puzzles, And Computation

by Erik D. Demaine e Robert A. Hearn

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 Shows that there are underlying mathematical reasons for why games and puzzles are challenging (and perhaps why they are so much fun). This book also shows that games and puzzles can serve as powerful models of computation - quite different from the usual models of automata and circuits.
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