Islands of truth: a mathematical mystery cruise
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New York, NY
Freeman
1990
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| Beschreibung: | XVII, 325 Seiten graph. Darst. |
| ISBN: | 0716721139 |
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| adam_text | Contents
Portraits of Mathematics xi
Preface xv
1 Beginnings 1
Tokens of Plenty 2
New Math 9
Stretching Exercises 17
A Mystery 28
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2 New Twists 33
The Etruscan Venus 35
Inside Out 46
Knot Physics 52
A New Dimension 61
viii CONTENTS
3 Fitting Arrangements 71
Paving the Plane 73
From Here to Infinity 86
Spheres in a Suitcase 96
Computers in Kindergarten 103
4 Snow flake Curves 111
Fractal Forgeries 114
Written in the Sky 125
Time to Relax 133
Life on the Edge 140
CONTENTS ix
5 Number Play 151
A Shortage of Small Numbers 153
Tickling the Mind 158
The Formula Man 171
Pieces of Pi 178
Musical Numbers 186
6 Hard Times 194
Math of a Salesman 197
Smart Guesswork 203
A Different Sort 215
Playing Bit by Bit 222
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7 Shadows of Chaos 234
Mixing Magic 238
Taking a Chance 244
Strange Vibrations 247
Stalking the Wild Trajectory 253
Troubling Uncertainty 259
8 Truth and Beauty 268
The Straight Side of Circles 271
Beyond Understanding 273
A Marginal Note 280
Math of the Spheres 285
Figures of Beauty 288
Further Reading 293
Sources of Illustrations 309
Index 315
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