| Description |
xi, 209 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm. |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Series |
AMS/MAA spectrum ; vol 104 |
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AMS/MAA spectrum ; v. 104.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Introduction - Summer carnivals - Games - Holidays - Magic - Locks - Limits - Wine and averages - Music - Parabolas, catenaries, and kites - A day in the woods - Viral puzzles - Happy birthday - COVID-19 - Estimations - High-tech interviews - Sports. |
| Summary |
The soul of mathematics is the practice of skeptical inquiry: asking how and why things work, experimenting, exploring, and discovering. Estimation, analysis, computation, conjecture, and proof are the mathematical path to uncovering truth and we can use them in nearly every human pursuit. In this thoroughly charming and beguiling book, Shai Simonson applies mathematical tools in a variety of contexts that arise in everyday life to prove his claim that math is, literally, everywhere. Simonson applies his mathematical cast of mind to hiking, birthday parties, carnival games, lock picking, and kite flying. We see unexpected depths and connections when we look in the "wrong" places in the right way. No advanced mathematical knowledge is required to travel with Simonson and share in his investigations. All a reader needs is an open and curious mind, an eagerness to ask questions, and a willingness to think deeply and carefully about seemingly mundane things. There is wonder and joy in quotidian life with Simonson as your guide -- Amazon. |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- Popular works.
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Mathematics -- Miscellanea.
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Mathematics. (OCoLC)fst01012163
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General -- General and miscellaneous specific topics -- General mathematics.
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General -- General and miscellaneous specific topics -- Mathematics for nonmathematicians (engineering, social sciences, etc.).
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General -- General and miscellaneous specific topics -- Problem books.
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General -- General and miscellaneous specific topics -- Recreational mathematics.
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General -- General and miscellaneous specific topics -- Popularization of mathematics.
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General -- General and miscellaneous specific topics -- Mathematics and music.
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General -- General and miscellaneous specific topics -- Mathematics and visual arts, visualization.
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Combinatorics -- Instructional exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.).
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Mathematics education -- Instructional exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.).
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Mathematics education -- Computer science -- Comprehensive works.
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| Genre/Form |
Popular works. (OCoLC)fst01423846
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Trivia and miscellanea. (OCoLC)fst01921748
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| ISBN |
9781470470128 paperback |
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1470470128 paperback |
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9781470471491 electronic book |
| Standard No. |
40031351055 |
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