Nonplussed! [[electronic resource] ] : mathematical proof of implausible ideas / / Julian Havil |
Autore | Havil Julian <1952-> |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J. ; ; Woodstock, : Princeton University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (213 p.) |
Disciplina | 510 |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematical recreations
Mathematics Paradox - Mathematics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-4008-3738-3
1-282-72200-X 9786612722004 0-691-12056-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465429103321 |
Havil Julian <1952-> | ||
Princeton, N.J. ; ; Woodstock, : Princeton University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nonplussed! [[electronic resource] ] : mathematical proof of implausible ideas / / Julian Havil |
Autore | Havil Julian <1952-> |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J. ; ; Woodstock, : Princeton University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (213 p.) |
Disciplina | 510 |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematical recreations
Mathematics Paradox - Mathematics |
ISBN |
1-4008-3738-3
1-282-72200-X 9786612722004 0-691-12056-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786510903321 |
Havil Julian <1952-> | ||
Princeton, N.J. ; ; Woodstock, : Princeton University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Nonplussed! : mathematical proof of implausible ideas / / Julian Havil |
Autore | Havil Julian <1952-> |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J. ; ; Woodstock, : Princeton University Press, 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (213 p.) |
Disciplina | 510 |
Soggetto topico |
Mathematical recreations
Mathematics Paradox - Mathematics |
ISBN |
1-4008-3738-3
1-282-72200-X 9786612722004 0-691-12056-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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 |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815353103321 |
Havil Julian <1952-> | ||
Princeton, N.J. ; ; Woodstock, : Princeton University Press, 2010 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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