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Numbers have fascinated people for centuries. They are familiar to everyone, forming a central pillar of our understanding of the world, yet the number system was not presented to us "gift-wrapped" but, rather, was developed over millennia. Today, despite all this development, it remains true that a child may ask a question about numbers that no one can answer. Many unsolved problems surrounding number matters appear as quirky oddities of little account while others are holding up fundamental progress in mainstream mathematics. Peter Higgins distills centuries of work into one delightful narrative that celebrates the mystery of numbers and explains how different kinds of numbers arose and why they are useful. Full of historical snippets and interesting examples, the book ranges from simple number puzzles and magic tricks, to showing how ideas about numbers relate to real-world problems, such as: How are our bank account details kept secure when shopping over the internet? What are the chances of winning at Russian roulette; or of being dealt a flush in a poker hand? This fascinating book will inspire and entertain readers across a range of abilities. Easy material is blended with more challenging ideas about infinity and complex numbers, and a final chapter "For Connoisseurs" works through some of the particular claims and examples in the book in mathematical language for those who appreciate a complete explanation. As our understanding of numbers continues to evolve, this book invites us to rediscover the mystery and beauty of numbers and reminds us that the story of numbers is a tale with a long way to run...
Number theory. --- Number study --- Numbers, Theory of --- Algebra --- Science (General). --- Mathematics. --- Popular Science, general. --- Mathematics, general. --- Number Theory. --- Math --- Science --- Popular works.
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When do the hands of a clock coincide? How likely is it that two children in the same class will share a birthday? Should you play Roulette or the Lottery? How do we calculate the volume of a doughnut? Why does the android Data in Star Trek lose at poker? What is Fibonacci's Rabbit Problem? Many things in the world have a mathematical side to them, as revealed by the puzzles and questions in this book. It is written for anyone who is curious about mathematics and would like a simple and entertaining account of what it can do. Peter Higgins provides clear explanations of the more mysterious fea
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What do road and railway systems, mingling at parties, mazes, family trees, and the Internet all have in common? All are networks - either people or places or things that relate and connect to one another. Peter Higgins shows that all these phenomena - and many more - are underpinned by the same deep mathematical structure.
Nets (Mathematics) --- Mathematical recreations. --- Mathematics --- Mathematical puzzles --- Number games --- Recreational mathematics --- Recreations, Mathematical --- Puzzles --- Scientific recreations --- Games in mathematics education --- Magic squares --- Magic tricks in mathematics education --- Moore-Smith convergence --- Net equations --- Net methods (Mathematics) --- Convergence --- Set theory --- Topology --- Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
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From world navigation, family trees, and calendars to patterns, tessellation and number tricks, this new work helps the reader to understand the maths behind real-life questions and rediscover the arithmetical mind.
Mathematics --- Imagination --- Imagery, Mental --- Images, Mental --- Mental imagery --- Mental images --- Educational psychology --- Intellect --- Psychology --- Reproduction (Psychology)
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This introduction invites readers to revisit algebra and appreciate the elegance and power of equations and inequalities. Offering a clear explanation of algebra through theory and example, Higgins shows how equations lead to complex numbers, matrices, groups, rings, and fields.--
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Science --- Number theory --- Mathematics --- popularisering wetenschap --- cryptografie --- wetenschappen --- wiskunde --- getallenleer
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Seit Jahrhunderten sind Menschen fasziniert von Zahlen. Zahlen sind jedem vertraut und bilden ein wesentliches Fundament für unser Verständnis der Welt. Und doch ist uns das Zahlensystem nicht „einfach so“ gegeben, sondern es hat sich über Jahrtausende entwickelt. Trotz aller Fortschritte kann auch heute noch jedes Kind Fragen in Bezug auf Zahlen stellen, die niemand beantworten kann. Viele ungelöste Probleme im Zusammenhang mit Zahlen erscheinen wie skurrile Seltsamkeiten von geringem Nutzen, andere wiederum behindern den grundlegenden Fortschritt in wichtigen Forschungsbereichen der modernen Mathematik. Peter Higgins verarbeitet Jahrhunderte des Fortschritts zu einer erbaulichen Erzählung, die das Geheimnisvolle der Zahlen hervorhebt und erklärt, wie die verschiedenen Arten von Zahlen aufgetaucht sind und weshalb sie nützlich sind. Das Buch enthält viele historische Anmerkungen und interessante Beispiele, und es behandelt einfache Zahlenrätsel und Zaubertricks ebenso wie aufschlussreiche Verbindungen zu Problemen des Alltags: Wie bleiben beim Shoppen im Internet Einzelheiten zu unseren Bankdaten geheim? Wie groß sind die Chancen, beim Russisch Roulette zu gewinnen oder einen Flush im Poker zu erhalten? Higgins gelingt eine gut lesbare Mischung aus leichteren Inhalten und schwierigeren Ideen über das Unendliche und die komplexen Zahlen. Und für alle, die gerne eine vollständige Erklärung mögen, behandelt ein abschließendes Kapitel „Für Kenner und Genießer“ nochmals spezielle Aussagen und Beispiele des Buchs in der Sprache der Mathematik. Auch heute lernen wir immer noch Neues über die Zahlen, und dieses Buch lädt uns dazu ein, die Geheimnisse und die Schönheit der Zahlen neu zu entdecken, und es erinnert uns daran, dass die Erforschung der Zahlen eine sehr lange Geschichte hat und noch haben wird. .
Mathematics. --- History. --- Popular Science in Mathematics. --- Mathematics, general. --- History of Science. --- Numeration --- Counting
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