| Description |
viii, 424 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. The hidden world of triangles -- 2. Numbers and patterns -- 3. Mathematics as science -- 4. The games of mathematics -- 5. Creating new mathematical games -- 6. Perception and imagination -- 7. Likeness and analogy -- 8. Certainty, proof and illumination -- 9. Mathematics in science: searching for the truth -- 10. Mathematics in science: approximate models -- 11. The enjoyment of mathematics -- 12. A miniature world and a long journey -- 13. A mathematical adventure |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- Popular works.
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| LC no. |
96053548 |
| ISBN |
0471180777 cloth alkaline paper |
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