"This classic best-seller by a well-known author introduces mathematics history to mathematics students. Suggested essay topics and problem studies challenge students. "Cultural Connections" sections explain the time and culture in which mathematics developed and evolved. Portra…
"What do proteins and pop-up cards have in common? How is opening a grocery bag different from opening a gift box? How can you cut out the letters for a whole word all at once with one straight scissors cut? How many ways are there to flatten a cube? With the help of 200 colour …
This book presents the final version of Chaitin's course on the limits of mathematical reasoning. This course uses algorithmic information theory to show that mathematics has serious limitations, and features a new more didactic approach to algorithmic information theory using L…
Dette er en innføring i matematiske metoder, skrevet for studenter ved universiteter og høskoler. Sentrale emner er funksjoner av en og flere variable, derivasjon, integrasjon, differensiallikninger og lineær algebra. På en lettfattelig og engasjerende måte viser forfatteren med…