MATHEMATICAL TOUR.

A Mathematical Tour introduces readers to a selection of mathematical topics chosen for their centrality, importance, historical significance, and intrinsic appeal and beauty. The book is written to be accessible and interesting to readers with a good grounding in high school level mathematics and a...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: BELL, DENIS
Corporate Author: Taylor & Francis
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] : AK PETERS, 2025.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:A Mathematical Tour introduces readers to a selection of mathematical topics chosen for their centrality, importance, historical significance, and intrinsic appeal and beauty. The book is written to be accessible and interesting to readers with a good grounding in high school level mathematics and a keen sense of intellectual curiosity. Each chapter includes a short history of the topic, statements and discussion of important results, illustrations, user-friendly exercises, and suggestions for further reading. This book is intended to be read for pleasure but could also be used for a Topics course in Mathematics or as a supplementary text in a History of Mathematics course. Features contains a selection of accessible mathematical topics exercises that elucidate, and sometimes enlarge on, the topics suitable for readers with knowledge of high school mathematics
Physical Description:1 online resource
ISBN:9781040338438
1040338437
9781003470915
1003470912
9781040338469
1040338461