Sweet Reason is a unique introductory logic text that covers both the basic rudiments of formal and informal logic as well as the real world where the discipline of logic adds substance and meaning to human discourse. As the text alternately discusses, instructs, questions, teases and challenges, readers will find themselves absorbing the fundamentals of the discipline, becoming fluent in the language of logic, understanding how logic works in the real world, and enjoying logic's ability to entertain, surprise, discover, and enlighten.
Sweet Reason is a unique introductory logic text that covers both the basic rudiments of formal and informal logic as well as the real world where the...
Tie on your apron and step into Jim Henle's kitchen as he demonstrates how two equally savory pursuits--cooking and mathematics--have more in common than you realize. A tasty dish for gourmets of popular math, The Proof and the Pudding offers a witty and flavorful blend of mathematical treats and gastronomic delights that reveal how life in the mathematical world is tantalizingly similar to life in the kitchen.
Take a tricky Sudoku puzzle and a cake that fell. Henle shows you that the best way to deal with cooking disasters is also the best way to solve math problems. Or take...
Tie on your apron and step into Jim Henle's kitchen as he demonstrates how two equally savory pursuits--cooking and mathematics--have more in commo...
This book contains numerous logical baseball puzzles. To jump in, all you need is logic and a casual fan’s knowledge of the game. The puzzles are solved by reasoning from the rules of the game and a few facts. The puzzles offer a unique and scintillating connection between abstract logic and gritty reality.
This book contains numerous logical baseball puzzles. To jump in, all you need is logic and a casual fan’s knowledge of the game. The puzzles are so...
This book contains numerous logical baseball puzzles. To jump in, all you need is logic and a casual fan’s knowledge of the game. The puzzles are solved by reasoning from the rules of the game and a few facts. The puzzles offer a unique and scintillating connection between abstract logic and gritty reality.
This book contains numerous logical baseball puzzles. To jump in, all you need is logic and a casual fan’s knowledge of the game. The puzzles are so...
