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Archimedes' Revenge

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Now anyone can understand what the mathematical geniuses are thinking . . . .* How topologists figured out the way to turn a smokestack into a bowling ball -- and why.* How game theorists discovered that to elect the candidate of your choice you must sometimes vote for his opponent.* How computer theorists intend to create a robot that will think for itself -- and do all the housework.* How cryptographers have been laboring since 1822 to decipher a map that will lead to a buried treasure worth millions of dollars.Archimedes' Revenge takes the reader on a guided tour of the world of contemporary mathematics and makes its infinite marvels comprehensible, relevant, and fun."A breezy and lighthearted account of a number of topics in and around the periphery of mathematics . . . Mr. Hoffman approaches mathematics as a storyteller, and a good one." -- The New York Times Book Review "From the Paperback edition.

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  • Språk:
  • Engelska
  • ISBN:
  • 9780393327755
  • Format:
  • Häftad
  • Sidor:
  • 300
  • Utgiven:
  • 1. maj 1988
  • Mått:
  • 140x18x216 mm.
  • Vikt:
  • 426 g.
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Now anyone can understand what the mathematical geniuses are thinking . . . .* How topologists figured out the way to turn a smokestack into a bowling ball -- and why.* How game theorists discovered that to elect the candidate of your choice you must sometimes vote for his opponent.* How computer theorists intend to create a robot that will think for itself -- and do all the housework.* How cryptographers have been laboring since 1822 to decipher a map that will lead to a buried treasure worth millions of dollars.Archimedes' Revenge takes the reader on a guided tour of the world of contemporary mathematics and makes its infinite marvels comprehensible, relevant, and fun."A breezy and lighthearted account of a number of topics in and around the periphery of mathematics . . . Mr. Hoffman approaches mathematics as a storyteller, and a good one." -- The New York Times Book Review "From the Paperback edition.

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