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200 10$aNice Numbers /$fby John Barnes
205   $a1st ed. 2016.
210  1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Birkhäuser,$d2016.
215   $a1 online resource (XIII, 329 p. 152 illus., 39 illus. in color.) 
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311 08$a3-319-46831-6 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aPreface -- Measures -- Amicable numbers -- Probability -- Fractions -- Time -- Notations -- Bells -- Primes -- Music -- Finale -- Appendix.
330   $aIn 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.
606   $aNumber theory
606   $aAlgebra
606   $aMathematics
606   $aApplied mathematics
606   $aEngineering mathematics
606   $aNumber Theory$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M25001
606   $aAlgebra$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M11000
606   $aMathematics in Music$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M33000
606   $aApplications of Mathematics$3https://scigraph.springernature.com/ontologies/product-market-codes/M13003
615  0$aNumber theory.
615  0$aAlgebra.
615  0$aMathematics.
615  0$aApplied mathematics.
615  0$aEngineering mathematics.
615 14$aNumber Theory.
615 24$aAlgebra.
615 24$aMathematics in Music.
615 24$aApplications of Mathematics.
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