03381nam 22006015 450 991015527420332120251116173449.0978331946831010.1007/978-3-319-46831-0(CKB)3710000000964714(DE-He213)978-3-319-46831-0(MiAaPQ)EBC4749007(PPN)19714120X(EXLCZ)99371000000096471420161126d2016 u| 0engurnn|008mamaatxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierNice Numbers /by John Barnes1st ed. 2016.Cham :Springer International Publishing :Imprint: Birkhäuser,2016.1 online resource (XIII, 329 p. 152 illus., 39 illus. in color.) 3-319-46830-8 3-319-46831-6 Includes bibliographical references and index.Preface -- Measures -- Amicable numbers -- Probability -- Fractions -- Time -- Notations -- Bells -- Primes -- Music -- Finale -- Appendix.In this intriguing book, John Barnes takes us on a journey through aspects of numbers much as he took us on a geometrical journey in Gems of Geometry. Similarly originating from a series of lectures for adult students at Reading and Oxford University, this book touches a variety of amusing and fascinating topics regarding numbers and their uses both ancient and modern. The author intrigues and challenges his audience with both fundamental number topics such as prime numbers and cryptography, and themes of daily needs and pleasures such as counting one's assets, keeping track of time, and enjoying music. Puzzles and exercises at the end of each lecture offer additional inspiration, and numerous illustrations accompany the reader. Furthermore, a number of appendices provides in-depth insights into diverse topics such as Pascal’s triangle, the Rubik cube, Mersenne’s curious keyboards, and many others. A theme running through is the thought of what is our favourite number. Written in an engaging and witty style and requiring only basic school mathematical knowledge, this book will appeal to both young and mature readers fascinated by the curiosities of numbers.Number theoryAlgebraMathematicsApplied mathematicsEngineering mathematicsNumber Theoryhttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M25001Algebrahttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M11000Mathematics in Musichttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M33000Applications of Mathematicshttps://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M13003Number theory.Algebra.Mathematics.Applied mathematics.Engineering mathematics.Number Theory.Algebra.Mathematics in Music.Applications of Mathematics.512.7Barnes Johnauthttp://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut27289BOOK9910155274203321Nice numbers1523501UNINA