Mathematical Circles Volume III

Mathematical Circles Adieu & Return to Mathematical Circles

Howard Eves

186 pages, parution le 01/10/2004

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Résumé

For many years, famed mathematics historian and master teacher Howard Eves collected stories and anecdotes about mathematics and mathematicians, gathering them together in six Mathematical Circles books. Thousands of teachers of mathematics have read these stories and anecdotes for their own enjoyment and used them in the classroom-to add spice and entertainment, to introduce a human element, to inspire the student, and to forge some links of cultural history. Through a special arrangement with Professor Eves, the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) is proud to reissue all six of the Mathematical Circles books in a three-volume edition.

The first two books were published to acclaim in 1969, as In Mathematical Circles (Volumes 1 and 2). They are bound together here as Volume I of the Mathematical Circles Collection. Mathematical Circles Revisited and Mathematical Circles Squared are bound together as Volume 2 of the Collection, and Mathematical Circles Adieu and Return to Mathematical Circles as Volume 3.

This three-volume set is a must for all who enjoy the mathematical enterprise, especially those who appreciate the human and cultural aspects of mathematics.

L'auteur - Howard Eves

Howard Eves spent most of his teaching career at the University of Maine at Orono, and more recently at Central Florida University. For 25 years, he edited the Elementary Problems Section of the American Mathematical Monthly. His books include: Great Moments in Mathematics Before 1650, Great Moments in Mathematics After 1650, Mathematical Reminiscences (all for the MAA), Introduction to the History of Mathematics, and his two-volume Survey of Geometry.

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Contents for Mathematical Circles Adieu

Quadrant one
- Mathematics in Early America
- Pierre de Fermat and René Descartes
- Some Pre-Nineteenth Century Mathematicians
- Carl Friedrich Gauss
- Schellbach and Grassmann
- Seven Mathematicians and a Poet
- Charles Hermite
- Lewis Carroll
Quadrant Two
- A Melange
- Albert Einstein
- L. J. Mordell
- From Our Own Times
- On Mathematics and Mathematicians
- Professors Teachers and Students
- Lectures
Quadrant Three
- Authors and Books
- Definitions
- Logic
- On Mathematics and Logic
- Counting
- Numbers
- Logarithms
- Arithmetic
Quadrant Four
- Computers
- Mnemonics
- The Number Thirteen
- Mersenne Numbers
- Business Mathematics
- Probability and Statistics
- Algebra
- Geometry
- Recreational Matters
- A Concluding Miscellany
Geometrical Illusions
- Areal Deceptions
- Linear Deceptions
- Deformations

Contents From Return to Mathematical Circles

Quadrant One
- Concerning Some Men of Mathematics
- Albert Einstein
- Einstein's Theory of Relativity
- Einstein and Children
- Einstein's Humor
- Einstein Quotes and Comments
- Lobachevski and János Bolyai
Quadrant Two
- Julian Lowell Coolidge
- Some More Stories about Men of Mathematics
- Some Literary Snips and Bits;
- Sherlockiana
- Poetry, Rhymes and Jingles
- Computers and Calculators
- Algebra
Quadrant Three
- Geometry
- Numbers
- Probability and Statistics
- Flawed Problems
Quadrant Four
- Recreation Corner
- Have you Heard?
- Mr. Palindrome
- Examples of Recreational Mathematics by the Master (Charles W. Trigg)
- Miscellanea

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Éditeur(s)	The Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
Auteur(s)	Howard Eves
Parution	01/10/2004
Nb. de pages	186
Format	15,5 x 23,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	681g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780883855447
ISBN13	978-0-88385-544-7