Mathematics Masterclasses: Stretching the Imagination - Couverture rigide

 
9780198514947: Mathematics Masterclasses: Stretching the Imagination
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ISBN 10 : 0198514948 ISBN 13 : 9780198514947
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 1997

Synopsis

This is a valuable resource of non-syllabus material for mathematics in school education and science teachers at secondary school level, teenagers and parents. It contains written versions of Royal Institution masterclasses on a wide selection of topics in pure and applied mathematics, and very little knowledge is assumed. Topics include chaos theory, meteorology, storage limitations of computers, population growth and decay, and the mechanics of dinosaurs. This book shows that mathematics can be fun!

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Revue de presse

" ...(the) chapter on chaos theory is a model of careful exposition of advanced material to a general audience, with well chosen examples . . . (contains) delightful contribution(s) on polyhedra and weather . . .(and is) careful to help readers maintain a global overview of the problem . . . this book is most welcome." Times Education Supplement

"The book fully lives up to the second part of its title and will provide many hours of pleasure for inquisitive youngsters (as well as for other older readers!). . . The book encapsulates all the good features of masterclasses ... we are introduced to a huge amount of interesting mathematics ... the layout is user-friendly. . . This book can be strongly recommended to all teachers of mathematics as a resource." London Mathematical Society Newsletter

"The exposition is engaging and clear." Zentralblatt fuer Mathematik

Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a valuable resource of non-syllabus material for mathematics in school education and science teachers at secondary school level, teenagers and parents. It contains written versions of Royal Institution masterclasses on a wide selection of topics in pure and applied mathematics, and very little knowledge is assumed. Topics include chaos theory, meteorology, storage limitations of computers, population growth and decay, and the mechanics of dinosaurs. This book shows that mathematics can be fun!

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0198514948
ISBN 13 
9780198514947
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
256
Éditeur
Sewell Michael
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780198514930: Mathematics Masterclasses: Stretching the Imagination

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  019851493X ISBN 13 :  9780198514930
Editeur : Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 1997
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