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This lively, stimulating account of non-Euclidean geometry by a noted mathematician covers matrices, determinants, group theory, and many other related topics, with an emphasis on the subject's novel, striking aspects.
" ... Sawyer [speaks] both to people who enjoy recreational mathaematics, and those, especially those who teach, suggesting a variety of methods used by many effective teachers - techniques of visualizing, dramatizing, and analysing numbers that attract and retain the attention …
As the title suggests, this technique employs visual elements in its exploration of the most graphic and least "forbidding" aspects of mathematics. The author observes that most people possess a direct vision that permits them to "see" only the smaller numbers. In addressing thi…
Recommended with confidence" by The Times Literary Supplement, this lively survey starts with arithmetic and algebra and gradually proceeds to trigonometry and calculus. The author, who is internationally renowned for his innovative teaching methods, offers insights into the ple…
