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Author Peterson, Ivars.

Title Mathematical treks : from surreal numbers to magic circles / Ivars Peterson.

Publication Info. [Washington, DC] : Mathematical Association of America, [2002]
©2002
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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Stacks  QA99 .P47 2002    Available  ---
Description x, 170 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series Spectrum series
A science news book
Science news book.
Spectrum series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Calculation and the chess master -- The cow in the classroom -- A passion for Pi -- Computing in the surreal realm -- Pythagorus plays ball -- Recycling topology -- Soap films and grid walks -- Mating games and lizards -- Random bits -- Spreading rumors -- Towards a fairer expansion draft -- Cracking the ball-control myth -- Math and a music education -- Sprouts -- Groups, graphs and Paul Erdos -- DNA adds up -- Computing with the EDSAC -- Waring experiments -- Old and new arithmetic -- Matchsticks in the summer.
Subject Mathematics -- Miscellanea.
Mathematics.
Genre/Form Trivia and miscellanea.
Trivia and miscellanea.
ISBN 0883855372

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