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Anyone with an appreciation of math will enjoy this book
This is book can open the minds of young people to a different way of observing the world and using mathematics
The book does not require any specific math training. Some is directed at a younger audience and some at those with more mathematical experience
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Did you know that sometimes 2+2 equals 5? That wheels don't always have to be round? That you can mathematically prove there is a hippopotamus in your basement? Or how to spot four-dimensional beings as they pass through your kitchen? If not, then you need to read this book! Math Mutation Classics is a collection of Erik Seligman's blog articles from Math Mutation at MathMutation.com. Erik has been creating podcasts and converting them in his blog for many years. Now, he has collected what he believes to be the most interesting among them, and has edited and organized them into a book that is often thought provoking, challenging, and fun.
What You Will Learn
- View the world and problems in different ways through math.
- Apply mathematics to things you thought unimaginable.
- Abstract things that are not taught in school.
Who this Book is For
Teenagers, college level students, and adults who can gain from the many different ways of looking at problems and feed their interest in mathematics.
Reviews
“The book should be accessible to all reasonably numerate people, and provide pleasant browsing even for the expert. Readers who enjoyed Martin Gardner’s classic Mathematical games columns will probably enjoy this book; it should definitely be in junior high school, high school, public and university libraries.” (Robert Dawson, zbMATH 1446.00005, 2020)
“Seligman has written a mathematical book to be enjoyed by a wide audience. … If you are high school teacher and want to motivate your students … this text is for you. If you are a college teacher and want to spruce up your lectures with interesting … mathematical facts, this book is for you. Or, if you are a student and want to expand your knowledge of interesting applications of mathematics, then this book is also for you.” (Computing Reviews, June, 2017)
“Seligman looks beyond the strict boundaries of mathematics, but his topics are very well chosen and he looks at them unable to deny his mathematics and computer science roots. The leitmotifs of the chapters include geometry, infinity, dimensions, skepticism, arts, politics, finance, paradoxes, the mind, life, and some others. Thus the variety is very diverse. … I think this is a wonderful collection of columns that will be appealing to any reader. … The whole collection it warmly recommended.” (Adhemar Bultheel, European Mathematical Society, euro-math-soc.eu, May, 2016)
Authors and Affiliations
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Hillsboro, USA
Erik Seligman
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Math Mutation Classics
Book Subtitle: Exploring Interesting, Fun and Weird Corners of Mathematics
Authors: Erik Seligman
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-1892-1
Publisher: Apress Berkeley, CA
eBook Packages: Professional and Applied Computing, Professional and Applied Computing (R0), Apress Access Books
Copyright Information: Erik Seligman 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4842-1891-4Published: 22 April 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4842-1892-1Published: 22 April 2016
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 213
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 10 illustrations in colour
Topics: Programming Languages, Compilers, Interpreters, Mathematics, general, Philosophy of Mathematics