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Q.E.D.: Beauty in Mathematical Proof (Wooden Books)

Publisher Bloomsbury USA
Category Mathematics
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Book Details
Author(s) Burkard Polster
Publisher Bloomsbury USA
ISBN / ASIN 0802714315
ISBN-13 9780802714312
Availability Usually ships in 24 hours
Sales Rank #468,241
Category Mathematics
Marketplace United States 🇺🇸
Description

Q.E.D. presents some of the most famous mathematical proofs in a charming book that will appeal to nonmathematicians and math experts alike. Grasp in an instant why Pythagoras's theorem must be correct. Follow the ancient Chinese proof of the volume formula for the frustrating frustum, and Archimedes' method for finding the volume of a sphere. Discover the secrets of pi and why, contrary to popular belief, squaring the circle really is possible. Study the subtle art of mathematical domino tumbling, and find out how slicing cones helped save a city and put a man on the moon.

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