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Math Trek: Adventures in the Math Zone - Couverture souple

Peterson, Ivars

 
9780471315704: Math Trek: Adventures in the Math Zone
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0471315702 ISBN 13 : 9780471315704
Editeur : Jossey-Bass, 1999

Synopsis

There s a new amusement park in town. Come on in and find out all the exciting ways you can have fun with math in everyday life. Wander through the fractal forest, take a ride on the M? obius-strip roller coaster, and get dizzy learning about how math makes the Tilt-A-Whirl possible. The more activities you try, the more you ll learn how cool it can be to see the world through the eyes of a mathematician. Once you ve sampled some of the interesting and unique projects in Math Trek, from untangling unknots to winning games with weird dice to figuring out secret codes, you ll see that every trip to the MathZone is an exciting adventure!

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À propos de l'auteur

IVARS PETERSON is an award-winning mathematics writer known for his popular books The Jungles of Randomness, The Mathematical Tourist, and Islands of Truth. He also writes about mathematics for Science News and Muse magazines.

NANCY HENDERSON is a freelance writer and editor whose articles have appeared in New Scientist, Science and Children, U.S. News & World Report, the Washington Post, and many other publications.

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Éditeur
Jossey-Bass
Date d'édition
1999
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0471315702
ISBN 13 
9780471315704
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
128
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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