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Autore |
Havil Julian <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Nonplussed! [[electronic resource] ] : mathematical proof of implausible ideas / / Julian Havil |
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Princeton, N.J. ; ; Woodstock, : Princeton University Press, 2010 |
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ISBN |
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1-4008-3738-3 |
1-282-72200-X |
9786612722004 |
0-691-12056-0 |
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Edizione |
[Course Book] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (213 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mathematical recreations |
Mathematics |
Paradox - Mathematics |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. Three Tennis Paradoxes -- Chapter 2. The Uphill Roller -- Chapter 3. The Birthday Paradox -- Chapter 4. The Spin of a Table -- Chapter 5. Derangements -- Chapter 6. Conway's Chequerboard Army -- Chapter 7. The Toss of a Needle -- Chapter 8. Torricelli's Trumpet -- Chapter 9. Nontransitive Effects -- Chapter 10. A Pursuit Problem -- Chapter 11. Parrondo's Games -- Chapter 12. Hyperdimensions -- Chapter 13. Friday the 13th -- Chapter 14. Fractran -- The Motifs -- Appendix A. The Inclusion-Exclusion Principle -- Appendix B. The Binomial Inversion Formula -- Appendix C. Surface Area and Arc Length -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Math--the application of reasonable logic to reasonable assumptions--usually produces reasonable results. But sometimes math generates astonishing paradoxes--conclusions that seem completely unreasonable or just plain impossible but that are nevertheless demonstrably true. Did you know that a losing sports team can become a winning one by adding worse players than its opponents? Or that the |
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