Mathematician's Delight

W. W. Sawyer (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

240 Seiten

2007
Dover Publications Inc. (Verlag)
9780486462400 (ISBN)

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"Recommended with confidence" by The Times Literary Supplement, this lively survey was written by a renowned teacher. It starts with arithmetic and algebra, gradually proceeding to trigonometry and calculus. 1943 edition.

"Recommended with confidence" by The Times Literary Supplement, this lively survey starts with arithmetic and algebra and gradually proceeds to trigonometry and calculus. The author, who is internationally renowned for his innovative teaching methods, offers insights into the pleasures of mathematics that will appeal to readers of all backgrounds. 1943 edition.

I. The Approach to Mathematics
1. The Dread of Mathematics
2. Geometry—The Science of Furniture and Walls
3. The Nature of Reasoning
4. The Strategy and Tactics of Study
II. On Certain Parts of Mathematics
5. Arithmetic
6. How to Forget the Multiplication Table
7. Algebra—the Shorthand of Mathematics
8. Ways of Growing
9. Graphs, or Thinking in Pictures
10. Differential Calculus—the Study of Speed
11. From Speed to Curves
12. Other Problems of Calculus
13. Trigonometry, or How to Make Tunnels and Maps
14. On Backgrounds
15. The Square Root of Minus One

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.12.2007
Sprache	englisch
Maße	141 x 215 mm
Gewicht	258 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
ISBN-13	9780486462400 / 9780486462400
Zustand	Neuware