Nonplussed mathematical proof of implausible ideas.
Math--the application of reasonable logic to reasonable assumptions--usually produces reasonable results. But sometimes math generates astonishing paradoxes--conclusions that seem completely unreasonable or just plain impossible but that are nevertheless demonstrably true: Conclusions that, for exam...
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| Médium: | E-kniha Kniha |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Princeton, N.J
Princeton University Press
2007
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| Vydání: | 1 |
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| ISBN: | 9781400837380, 0691120560, 9780691120560, 0691148228, 1400837383, 9780691148229 |
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| Shrnutí: | Math--the application of reasonable logic to reasonable assumptions--usually produces reasonable results. But sometimes math generates astonishing paradoxes--conclusions that seem completely unreasonable or just plain impossible but that are nevertheless demonstrably true: Conclusions that, for example, tell us that a losing sports team can become a winning one by adding worse players than its opponents. Or that the thirteenth of the month is more likely to be a Friday than any other day. Or that cones can roll unaided uphill. In Nonplussed!--a delightfully eclectic collection of paradoxes from many different areas of math--popular-math writer Julian Havil reveals the math that shows the truth of these and many other unbelievable ideas. |
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| Bibliografie: | Includes index "Fourth printing, and first paperback printing, 2010"--T.p. verso |
| ISBN: | 9781400837380 0691120560 9780691120560 0691148228 1400837383 9780691148229 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/9781400837380 |