The Moment of Proof

Mathematical Epiphanies

Benson (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

352 Seiten

2001
Oxford University Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-19-513919-8 (ISBN)

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Packed with mathematical puzzles and curiosities, this text attempts to convey to readers the joy of discovery - the way mathematicians feel when they first encounter an elegant proof. This is not an introduction to mathematics, but an introduction to the pleasures of mathematical thinking.

In The Moment of Proof, Benson attempts to convey to general readers the feeling of Eureka, the joy of discovery that mathematicians feel when they first encounter an elegant proof. The book is packed with intriguing puzzles: Loyd's Fifteen Puzzle, the Monty Hall Problem, the Prisoner's Dilemma, and more. Every fan of mathematical puzzles will be enthralled by this book.

Donald C. Benson is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of California, Davis.

I. RECALLING; II. COUNTING; III. BALANCING; IV. NUMBERING; V. WINNING

Erscheint lt. Verlag	5.4.2001
Zusatzinfo	numerous line figures
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	191 x 235 mm
Gewicht	590 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Logik / Mengenlehre
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Mathematische Spiele und Unterhaltung
ISBN-10	0-19-513919-4 / 0195139194
ISBN-13	978-0-19-513919-8 / 9780195139198
Zustand	Neuware