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How Round Is a Cube?: And Other Curious Mathematical Ponderings

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This book is a collection of 34 curiosities, each a quirky and delightful gem of mathematics and each a shining example of the joy and surprise that mathematics can bring. Intended for the general math enthusiast, each essay begins with an intriguing puzzle, which either springboards into or unravels to become a wondrous piece of thinking. The essays are self-contained and rely only on tools from high-school mathematics (with only a few pieces that ever-so-briefly brush up against high school calculus). The gist of each essay is easy to pick up with a cursory glance—the reader should feel free to simply skim through some essays and dive deep into others. This book is an invitation to play with mathematics and to explore its wonders. Much joy awaits! In the interest of fostering a greater awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and everyday life, MSRI and AMS are publishing books in the Mathematical Circles Library series as a service to young people, their parents and teachers, and the mathematics profession.

262 pages, Unknown Binding

Published November 1, 2019

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March 5, 2020
Matematica che non trovate a scuola

Buona parte delle 34 "esperienze" trattate in questo libro mi erano ignote: e dire che in fin dei conti di matematica ricreativa ne conosco abbastanza. Questo per dirvi che il testo è sicuramente un must per chi si diletta di questi temi, oltre che per gli insegnanti che volessero ogni tanto fare qualcosa di diverso a scuola. Tanton tipicamente comincia i capitoli con alcuni problemi e poi passa a preparare l'armamentario matematico necessario per arrivare alla soluzione, lasciando delle sfide finali che ammetto di non avere affrontato... per l'ottima ragione che le soluzioni non ci sono, e in certi casi non sono nemmeno certo esistano. Libro altamente consigliato per chiunque voglia vedere un po' di matematica seria ma non seriosa.
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