Mathematics and the Imagination

Introduces simple arithmetic, calculus, and non-Euclidean geometry through games and puzzles. Anyone who gambles, plays cards, loves puzzles, or simply seeks an intellectual challenge will love this amusing and thought-provoking book. With wit and clarity, the authors deftly progress from simple arithmetic to calculus and non-Euclidean geometry. "Charming and exciting." — Saturday Review of Literature. Includes 169 figures.

• | Author: Edward Kasner, James Newman
• | Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
• | Publication Date: Mar 28, 2003
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• | Binding: Paperback / softback
• | ISBN-13: 9780486417035
• | ISBN-10: 0486417034