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Nets, Puzzles, and Postmen: An Exploration of Mathematical Connections

Nets, Puzzles, and Postmen: An Exploration of Mathematical Connections (Paperback)

By Higgins, Peter M.

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What do railways, mingling at parties, mazes, and the internet all have in common? All are networks - people or places or things that connect to one another. Peter Higgins shows that these phenomena - and many more - are underpinned by the same deep mathematical structure, and ho ...

ISBN 9780199218431
Published 14 April 2009 by Oxford University Press
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Mathematics for the Curious

Mathematics for the Curious (Paperback)

By Higgins, Peter M.

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When do the hands of a clock coincide? How do we calculate the volume of a doughnut? Why does the android Data in Star Trek lose at poker? What is Fibonacci's Rabbit Problem? Peter Higgins provides clear explanations of the more mysterious features of childhood mathematics as ...

ISBN 9780192880727
Published 12 March 1998 by Oxford University Press
Interest Age 4-12 years
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Techniques of Semigroup Theory
 

Techniques of Semigroup Theory (Hardback)

By Higgins, Peter M.

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In this volume, recently developed techniques in semigroup theory are introduced. The trend is from the abstract to the combinatorial, with new probabilistic and word-problem results of interest to students of computer science and algebra. Exercises are also included.

ISBN 9780198535775
Published 12 March 1992 by Oxford University Press
Interest Age Young Adults
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Mathematics for the Imagination

Mathematics for the Imagination (Paperback, illustrated edition)

By Higgins, Peter M.

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'Mathematics for the Imagination' provides an investigation into mathematical problems in the world around us. From world navigation, family trees, and calendars to patterns, tessellations, and number tricks, this informative and fun title helps readers to understand the maths be ...

ISBN 9780198604600
Published 26 September 2002 by Oxford University Press
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The Official Book of Circular Sudoku: Book I: 120 Puzzles
 

The Official Book of Circular Sudoku: Book I: 120 Puzzles (Trade Paperback, illustrated edition)

By Higgins, Caroline; Higgins, Peter M.

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From the inventor of Circular Sudoku come 120 puzzles that are easy, medium, and hard. Rules, strategies, and solutions are included.

ISBN 9780452287969
Published 17 July 2006 by Plume Books
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Number Story: From Counting to Cryptography

Number Story: From Counting to Cryptography (Hardback)

By Higgins, Peter M.

ISBN 9781848000018
Published 1 January 2008 by Copernicus Books
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Kleine Buch Der Zahlen, Das: Vom Abzahlen Bis Zur Kryptographie
 

Kleine Buch Der Zahlen, Das: Vom Abzahlen Bis Zur Kryptographie (Trade Paperback/Paperback)

By Higgins, Peter M.; Translated by Filk, Thomas

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ISBN 9783827430151
Published 22 November 2012 by Springer Spektrum
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Language (German)
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Semigroups and Their Applications
 

Semigroups and Their Applications (Hardback)

Edited by Goberstein, S. M.; Higgins, Peter M.

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ISBN 9789027724632
Published 1 April 1987 by Springer
Interest Age Young Adults
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Nets, Puzzles, and Postmen: An Exploration of Mathematical Connections
 

Nets, Puzzles, and Postmen: An Exploration of Mathematical Connections (Hardback)

By Higgins, Peter M.

What do railways, mingling at parties, mazes, and the internet all have in common? All are networks - people or places or things that connect to one another. Peter Higgins shows that these phenomena - and many more - are underpinned by the same deep mathematical structure, and ho ...

ISBN 9780199218424
Published 22 November 2007 by Oxford University Press
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