MAGNIFICENT MISTAKES IN MATHEMATICS |
Book Category:
Mathematics > General
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Author:
Posamentier, Alfred S and Lehmann, Ingmar
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Binding:
Hardcover
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ISBN 13:
9781616147471
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Price:
USD 24.00
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Publication Year:
2013
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Publisher Info
Lisa Michalski,
Prometheus Books,59 John Glenn Dr.,
Amherst ,
New York - 14228,USA
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Book Description
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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