Mathematics Galore!: Masterclasses, Workshops, and Team Projects in Mathematics and Its Applications

ISBN-13: 9780198507697 / Angielski / Twarda / 2001 / 264 str.

C. J. Budd; C. J. Sangwin; Christopher Budd

Opis

This book is a series of self-contained workshops in mathematics which aim to enthuse and inspire young people, their parents and teachers with the joy and excitement of modern mathematics. Written in an informal style, each chapter describes how novel mathematical ideas relate directly to real life. The chapters contain both a description of the mathematics and its applications, together with problem sheets, their solutions and ideas for further work, project and field trips. Topics include: mazes; folk dancing; sundials; magic; castles; codes; number systems; and slide rules.

Recenzje

As Obi-Wan Kenobi said about the Light Sabre in Star Wars,' a slide-rule is an ancient weapon from a more civilised age' State Budd and Sangwin in their book Mathematics Galore ... placed in the right hands [the book] is a powerful weapon. May the force be strong with readers ... was there ever a more civilised age when mathematics was taught as eclectically as this?