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The Art of Mathematics: Coffee Time in Memphis
Contributor(s): Bollobas, Bela (Author)
ISBN: 0521693950     ISBN-13: 9780521693950
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $37.04  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2006
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Annotation: Can a Christian escape from a lion? How quickly can a rumor spread? Can you fool an airline into accepting oversize baggage? Recreational mathematics is full of frivolous questions where the mathematician's art can be brought to bear. But play often has a purpose. In mathematics, it can sharpen skills, provide amusement, or simply surprise, and books of problems have been the stock-in-trade of mathematicians for centuries. This collection is designed to be sipped from, rather than consumed in one sitting. The questions range in difficulty: the most challenging offer a glimpse of deep results that engage mathematicians today; even the easiest prompt readers to think about mathematics. All come with solutions, many with hints, and most with illustrations. Whether you are an expert, or a beginner or an amateur mathematician, this book will delight for a lifetime.
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BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | Discrete Mathematics
Dewey: 510
LCCN: 2006299521
Physical Information: 0.74" H x 6.32" W x 8.96" (1.12 lbs) 386 pages
 
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Contributor Bio(s): Bollobas, Bela: - Bela Bollobas is a Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College, Cambridge and is the Jabie Hardin Chair of Excellence in Combinatorics at the University of Memphis. He has held visiting positions from Seattle to Singapore, from Brazil to Zurich. This is his tenth book.