TY - BOOK ID - 26141552 TI - The enjoyment of math AU - Rademacher, Hans AU - Toeplitz, Otto PY - 1994 SN - 0691023514 0691079587 0691652961 1400876087 0691626766 PB - Princeton, N.J. Princeton University Press DB - UniCat KW - Mathematics KW - Mathematical recreations. KW - Algèbre KW - Algebra KW - Mathematical puzzles KW - Number games KW - Recreational mathematics KW - Recreations, Mathematical KW - Puzzles KW - Scientific recreations KW - Games in mathematics education KW - Magic squares KW - Magic tricks in mathematics education KW - Algèbre KW - Algebra. KW - Mathematiques KW - Jeux et recreations KW - Geometrie KW - Vulgarisation UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:26141552 AB - What is so special about the number 30? How many colors are needed to color a map? Do the prime numbers go on forever? Are there more whole numbers than even numbers? These and other mathematical puzzles are explored in this delightful book by two eminent mathematicians. Requiring no more background than plane geometry and elementary algebra, this book leads the reader into some of the most fundamental ideas of mathematics, the ideas that make the subject exciting and interesting. Explaining clearly how each problem has arisen and, in some cases, resolved, Hans Rademacher and Otto Toeplitz's deep curiosity for the subject and their outstanding pedagogical talents shine through.Originally published in 1957.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905. ER -