Mathematical Snapshots

Mathematical SnapshotsWhat does a mathematician do? someone once asked the author, and from that simple inquiry sprang this entertaining and informative volume. Designed to explain and demonstrate mathematical phenomena through the use of photographs and diagrams, Dr. Steinhauss thought provoking exposition ranges from simple puzzles and games to more advanced problems in mathematics. For this revised and enlarged edition, the author added material on such wide ranging

one of the most highly respected art historians of modern times

Resounding with a poetic instinct for the picturesque

she has written an unusual book that will interest even mathematicians and teachers

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3 ("Organ") ranks among the most important works in French symphonic music

a unique viewpoint from a former slave

It will provide as well the mathematical fundamentals for those who intend to pursue the study of more advanced topics

this absorbing history will appeal as well to medievalists

This magnificent keepsake edition features all of Rackham's winsome images of Peter's adventures

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