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| by: Clifford A. Pickover |
A Passion for Mathematics: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality
A singular collection of fascinating information for those who share a love of all things mathematical A Passion for Mathematics is a delightful, dizzying, and entertaining trip that includes an eclectic mix of history, biography, definitions, number theory, and mind-bending problems. Readers will encounter mad mathematicians, religious mathematicians, strange number sequences, obstinate numbers, curious constants, zany math problems, classic recreational puzzles, magic squares, fractal geese, monkeys typing Hamlet, infinity, and much, much more!
Table of Contents
1 Numbers, history, society, and people 11
2 Cool numbers 45
3 Algebra, percentages, weird puzzles, and marvelous mathematical manipulations 111
4 Geometry, games, and beyond 135
5 Probability : take your chances 209
6 Big numbers and infinity 233
7 Mathematics and beauty 251
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