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Autore |
Karloff Howard <1961-> |
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Titolo |
Mathematical Thinking : Why Everyone Should Study Math / / by Howard Karloff |
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Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Birkhäuser, , 2023 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed. 2023.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (X, 198 p. 35 illus., 20 illus. in color.) |
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Collana |
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Compact Textbooks in Mathematics, , 2296-455X |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mathematics |
Number theory |
Probabilities |
General Mathematics |
Number Theory |
Probability Theory |
Matemàtica |
Llibres de text |
Raonament |
Llibres electrònics |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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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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Primes -- The Euclidean Algorithm -- Modular Arithmetic -- Irrationals -- *i* -- Infinities and Diagonalization -- Binary Search -- Newton's Method -- Graph Theory -- Probability -- Fractals -- Solutions to Puzzles -- Acknowledgements -- Bibliography -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This textbook invites readers to explore mathematical thinking by finding the beauty in the subject. With an accessible tone and stimulating puzzles, the author will convince curious non-mathematicians to continue their studies in the area. It has an expansive scope, covering everything from probability and graph theory to infinities and Newton’s method. Many examples of proofs appear as well, offering readers the opportunity to explore these topics with the amount of rigor that suits them. Programming exercises in Python are also included to show how math behaves in action. |
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