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This new book from the author of 'The Music of the Primes' combines a personal insight into the mind of a working mathematician with the story of one of the biggest adventures in mathematics: the search for symmetry.
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From simple to complex - use a compass to draw fascinating artistic images. This book includes step-by-step instructions for all symmetries between threefold and twelvefold. Clear and precise black-and-white illustrations will guide you. The book provides ruler and compass constr ...
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This captivating book explains some of the most fascinating ideas of mathematics to nonspecialists, focusing on non-Euclidean geometry, number theory, and fractals. Numerous illustrations. 1993 edition.
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The Practice Workbook mimics the computational and verbal problems in each lesson at an average level providing more challenging problems for students who are moving at a regular or faster pace.
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Ideal for mathematics majors and prospective secondary school teachers, Euclidean and Transformational Geometry provides a complete and solid presentation of Euclidean geometry with an emphasis on solving challenging problems. The author examines various strategies and heuristics ...
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This text is the first to deal with the general theory of traces and determinants of operators on manifolds in a broad context, encompassing a number of the principle applications and backed up by specific computations which set out in detail to newcomers the nuts-and-bolts of th ...
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This volume is intended to provide an up-to-date survey of the theory of buildings with special emphasis on its interaction with related geometries. It will be of benefit as a guide for all those whose research touches on these themes.
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A comprehensive resource containing an entertaining selection of problems in mathematics. Including numerous exercises, illustrations, hints, and solutions, it is aimed at students of mathematics looking for an introduction to problem solving in mathematics, as well as Mathematic ...
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Presenting a problem-solving process to teach students to recognize a problem, organize a procedure, and formulate a solution, this text encourages students to see beyond procedures in an effort to gain a greater understanding of the big ideas behind mathematical concepts.
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This title studies the 20th century evolution of essential ideas in mathematical analysis, a field that since the times of Newton and Leibnitz has been one of the most important and prestigious in mathematics. Each chapter features a comprehensive first part on developments durin ...
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