Amateur puzzlists as well as students of mathematics and geometry will relish this rare opportunity to match wits with Archimedes, Euclid, Newton, Descartes, and other great mathematicians. Each chapter explores an individual type of geometric challenge, with commentary and prac…
It took two millennia to prove the impossible; that is, to prove it is not possible to solve some famous Greek problems in the Greek way (using only straight edge and compasses). In the process of trying to square the circle, trisect the angle and duplicate the cube, other mathe…
A comprehensive look at four of the most famous problems in mathematicsTales of Impossibility recounts the intriguing story of the renowned problems of antiquity, four of the most famous and studied questions in the history of mathematics. First posed by the ancient Greeks, thes…
"A comprehensive look at four of the most famous problems in mathematics. Recounts the intriguing story of the renowned problems of antiquity, four of the most famous and studied questions in the history of mathematics. First posed by the ancient Greeks, these compass and straig…
"A comprehensive look at four of the most famous problems in mathematics. Tales of Impossibility recounts the intriguing story of the renowned problems of antiquity, four of the most famous and studied questions in the history of mathematics. First posed by the ancient Greeks, t…
Abstract algebra and famous impossibilities
by Morris, Sidney A., Pearson, Kenneth R., Jones, Arthur
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Abstract algebra and famous impossibilities
by Morris, Sidney A., Pearson, Kenneth R., Jones, Arthur
fromUniversitext
Abstract algebra and famous impossibilities
by Morris, Sidney A., Pearson, Kenneth R., Jones, Arthur
fromUniversitext
Abstract algebra and famous impossibilities
by Morris, Sidney A., Pearson, Kenneth R., Jones, Arthur
fromUniversitext
Abstract algebra and famous impossibilities
by Morris, Sidney A., Pearson, Kenneth R., Jones, Arthur
fromUniversitext
Abstract algebra and famous impossibilities
by Morris, Sidney A., Pearson, Kenneth R., Jones, Arthur
fromUniversitext