Mathematics in 10 Lessons: The Grand Tour

Many of us trained mainly in the humanities and liberal arts may respect mathematics as an essential scientific discipline, but have done very little mathematics and often feel intimidated by its rigors. If you’ve ever wondered what mathematicians mean by the aesthetic elegance of their subject, here is your chance to experience firsthand mathematics’ intellectual pleasures.Martin Gardner, in his review of Jerry King’s The Art of Mathematics, pra...

By Jerry P. King
Paperback: 394 pages
Publisher: Prometheus Books (April 2, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781591026860
ISBN-13: 978-1591026860
ASIN: 1591026865
Product Dimensions: 6 x 0.7 x 9.1 inches
Amazon Rank: 1468127
Format: PDF ePub djvu book

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Great book. It is exactly as the title describes: a conceptual tour of ten areas of mathematics. The author takes a step back from math as manipulating symbols to get to an answer (how most Americans learn math in school) and puts each area of math i

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