How the Other Half Thinks: Adventures in Mathematical Reasoning

Name: How the Other Half Thinks: Adventures in Mathematical Reasoning
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ISBN: 9780071407984

ISBN-10: 0071407987

ISBN-13: 9780071407984

Edition: 2003

Authors: Sherman K. Stein

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Sherman Stein emphasises the creative element of maths by exploring some mathematical discoveries through manipulations. With a technique using no algebra or trigonometry, Stein takes us through the thought process behind maths great discoveries.

Book details

List price: $10.95
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Companies, The
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English

Preface	p. vii
Acknowledgments	p. xi
The Needle and the Noodle	p. 1
Win by Two	p. 19
The Complete Triangle	p. 43
Slumps and Streaks	p. 61
Thrifty Strings	p. 73
Counting Ballots	p. 97
Infinity	p. 121
Twins	p. 135
Epilogue: A Backward Glance	p. 151
Appendixes	p. 155
Triangles	p. 157
Twins: A Supplement	p. 161
For Further Reading	p. 167
Index	p. 173
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