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The moment of proof : mathematical epiphanies / Donald C. Benson.

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The moment of proof : mathematical epiphanies / Donald C. Benson.

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The moment of proof : mathematical epiphanies / Donald C. Benson.

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The moment of proof : mathematical epiphanies / Donald C. Benson.

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New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Date

1999.

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T0391857

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74VvM0kJymmZ

MMS ID

991007305619702626

Language

English

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Physical content

331 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Contents

I. Recalling. 1. Reflections. 2. Hand in Hand. 3. Further Progression -- II. Counting. 4. Interesting Numbers. 5. Tenpins, and Counting. 6. Order and Reorder. 7. Outcast. 8. The Power of Two. 9. Divide and Conquer. 10. Set and Match. 11. Chance Encounter -- III. Balancing. 12. Cutouts. 13. Seesaw, M...

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Publisher

New York : Oxford University Press, 1999.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

1999.

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Summary

In The Moment of Proof, Donald Benson attempts to convey to general readers the feeling of eureka - the joy of discoverythat mathematicians feel when they first encounter an elegant proof.

This is not an introduction to mathematics so much as an introduction to the pleasures of mathematical thinking. The book is packed with intriguing conundrums - Loyd's Fifteen Puzzle, the Petersburg Paradox, the Chaos Game, the Monty Hall Problem, the Prisoners' Dilemma - as well as many mathematical curiosities. We learn how to perform the arithme...

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The moment of proof : mathematical epiphanies / Donald C. Benson.

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [319]-322) and index.

Transferred from N511.3/59.

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T0391857

Record Identifier

74VvM0kJymmZ

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvM0kJymmZ

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ISBN

0195117212 (acid-free paper)

9780195117219 (acid-free paper)

DDC

511.3

MMS ID

991007305619702626

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