Mage Merlin's unsolved mathematical mysteries / Satyan Linus Devadoss, Matthew Harvey.
Mage Merlin's unsolved mathematical mysteries / Satyan Linus Devadoss, Matthew Harvey.
Mage Merlin's unsolved mathematical mysteries / Satyan Linus Devadoss, Matthew Harvey.
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Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2020]
Call Numbers
G 2020/4652
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
xiii, 101 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 23 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Introduction: Maryam Mirzakhani and the landscape of mathematics -- Great hall window -- Blessed birthday banquet -- Tinkering toy trouble -- Glorious gift wrappings -- Perfect cake combinations -- Round table tiles -- Lancelot's labyrinth labor -- Stonehenge tapestries -- Mystic mountain madness --...
Publication information
Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2020]
Place of Publication
Massachusetts
Date Published
[2020]
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This is a graphically bold, story-driven book, accessible to readers with a middle-school math background, that engagingly introduces readers to 16 unsolved mathematical puzzles. There are two main (fictional) characters in the book: "Mage" Maryam (named in honor of the late Maryam Mirzakhani, the only woman Fields Medalist), a young female mathem...
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Full title
Mage Merlin's unsolved mathematical mysteries / Satyan Linus Devadoss, Matthew Harvey.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 99-101).
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Date Copyright
©2020
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Call Numbers
G 2020/4652
Record Identifier
74VKaKXdGkwy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaKXdGkwy
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ISBN
0262044080
9780262044080
DDC
793.74
MMS ID
991024363702202626
