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You Are a Mathematician

You Are a Mathematician - Penguin Mathematics

Paperback (26 Oct 1995)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Anyone familiar with numbers, circles, straight lines and squares can become a mathematician. 'All you have to do,' claims David Wells, 'is to learn to look at these objects with some insight and imagination, maybe do a few experiments, and be able to draw reasonable conclusions…' This entertaining and informative introduction to mathematics begins with the secrets of triangles and the dazzling patterns formed by even the simplest numbers. It examines polyhedral cheeses, reverse Koch snowflakes and Rabbi Moses' box, takes readers on 'a journey from the Greek mathematicians to quantum theory' and concludes with a challenging adventure game.

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Penguin Books

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Book information

ISBN: 9780140174809
Publisher: Penguin Publishing
Imprint: Penguin Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 510
DEWEY edition: 20
Number of pages: 424
Weight: 320g
Height: 198mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 26mm