| Description |
x, 393 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
| Series |
Dover books on elementary and intermediate mathematics |
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Dover books on elementary and intermediate mathematics.
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| Contents |
Arithmetical problems -- Planimetric problems -- Problems concerning conic sections and cycloids -- Stereometric problems -- Nautical and astronomical problems -- Extremes |
| Summary |
Problems that beset Archimedes, Newton, Euler, Cauchy, Gauss, Monge and other greats, ready to challenge today's would-be problem solvers. Among them: How is a sundial constructed? How can you calculate the logarithm of a given number without the use of logarithm table? No advanced math is required. Includes 100 problems with proofs. --from publisher description |
| Notes |
"A new translation of the unabridged text of the fifth edition ... published by the Physica-Verlag, Würzburg, Germany, in 1958 under the title Triumph der Mathematik: Hundert berühmte Probleme aus zwei Jahrtausenden mathematischer Kultur." |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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Mathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc.
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| Genre/Form |
Puzzles and games.
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Problems and exercises.
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| LC no. |
65014030 |
| ISBN |
0486613488 |
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9780486613482 |
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