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MAGNIFICENT MISTAKES IN MATHEMATICS
MAGNIFICENT MISTAKES IN MATHEMATICS
Book Category:
Mathematics > General
Author:
Posamentier, Alfred S and Lehmann, Ingmar
Binding:
Hardcover
ISBN 13:
9781616147471
Price:
USD 24.00
Publication Year:
2013

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Lisa Michalski,

Prometheus Books,
59 John Glenn Dr.,
Amherst ,
New York - 14228,
USA
Web: www.prometheusbooks.com

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Individuals with a solid grasp of standard high school mathematics should find this book enjoyable, entertaining, and even intriguing. The first chapter is the most challenging, presenting tales of mistakes in reasoning or computation, which were actually made by great mathematicians. After that, Posamentier (Mercy College) and Lehmann (retired, Humboldt Univ., Germany), authors of numerous mathematics works, turn to arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and probability and statistics as sources of subtle (and sometimes not so subtle) ways that unexpected results occur, thanks to a variety of error types. While a few examples are classics, the vast majority should be new to most audiences

 

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