The Magic of Math: Solving for x and Figuring Out Why

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Basic Books, 8 sept 2015 - 336 páginas
The world's greatest mental mathematical magician takes us on a spellbinding journey through the wonders of numbers (and more)

"Arthur Benjamin . . . joyfully shows you how to make nature's numbers dance." -- Bill Nye (the science guy)

The Magic of Math is the math book you wish you had in school. Using a delightful assortment of examples-from ice-cream scoops and poker hands to measuring mountains and making magic squares-this book revels in key mathematical fields including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and calculus, plus Fibonacci numbers, infinity, and, of course, mathematical magic tricks. Known throughout the world as the "mathemagician," Arthur Benjamin mixes mathematics and magic to make the subject fun, attractive, and easy to understand for math fan and math-phobic alike.

"A positively joyful exploration of mathematics." -- Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Each [trick] is more dazzling than the last." -- Physics World
 

Índice

Introduction
1
The Magic of Numbers
5
The Magic of Algebra
25
The Magic of 9
51
The Magic of Counting
71
The Magic of Fibonacci Numbers
97
The Magic of Proofs
121
The Magic of Geometry
149
The Magic of Trigonometry
203
The Magic of i and e
231
The Magic of Calculus
255
The Magic of Infinity
279
Aftermath
307
Acknowledgments
309
Index
311
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The Magic of Pi
181

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Sobre el autor (2015)

Arthur Benjamin holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins University and is a professor of mathematics at Harvey Mudd College. The author of The Secrets of Mental Math, he lives in Claremont, California.

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