| Main Title |
The mathematical tourist : snapshots of modern mathematics / |
| Author |
Peterson, Ivars,
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| Publisher |
W.H. Freeman and Company, |
| Year Published |
1988 |
| OCLC Number |
17202382 |
| ISBN |
0716719533; 9780716719533; 0716720647; 9780716720645 |
| Subjects |
Mathematics--Popular works ;
Mathematisches Problem ;
Unterhaltungsmathematik ;
Beispielsammlung ;
Mathematisches Problem--(DE-588)4114530-6 ;
Unterhaltungsmathematik--(DE-588)4124357-2
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EKBM |
QA93.P475 1988 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
08/31/2011 |
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| Collation |
xv, 240 pages, 12 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-224) and index. |
| Contents Notes |
In this work the author, a science journalist, guides us through the world of modern mathematics and the new developments in the field. Explorations. Maps of a different color ; Logging on ; Pure power -- Prime Pursuits. Heads or tails? ; Prime properties ; Hunting for big primes ; Breaking up is hard to do ; Unpacking a knapsack -- Twists of Space. Fairy-tale tents ; Getting to the surface ; Bites in a doughnut ; Bubbling away ; Knotty problems -- Shadows From Higher Dimensions. Flatland and beyond ; Shadows and slices ; A global view ; The classification game ; Linear gymnastics -- Ants in Labyrinths. The language of nature ; Taming mathematical monsters ; Packing it in ; Fractal excursions ; Sticky stuff -- The Dragons of Chaos. Steps in time ; The stranger side of squares ; The computer as microscope ; Zeroing in on chaos ; Sudden bursts and quick escapes -- Life Stories. The game of life ; Going with the flow ; Forest fires, barnacles, and trickling oil ; Matters of state ; The fivefold way -- In Abstract Terrain. Keeping secrets ; The burden of proof. |
| Place Published |
New York : |
| PUB Date Free Form |
c1988. |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
87033078 |
| Merged OCLC records |
60073884; 222343088; 754863045; 775885063; 988530731; 994434099; 994456372; 1008840396; 1191302908; 1360440929; 1419014551 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
19890927105006 |
| Language |
ENG |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
00710pam 2200229 a 45010 |
