Beschreibung:
The heart of mathematics is its elegance; the way it all fits together. Unfortunately, its beauty often eludes the vast majority of people who are intimidated by fear of the difficulty of numbers. Mathematical Elegance remedies this. Using hundreds of examples, the author presents a view of the mathematical landscape that is both accessible and fascinating.
Acknowledgments Introduction This Is All You Have to Know Who Is Number One? 1 The Lay of the Land2 Simple Does Not Mean Easy to Do3 Gamesmanship4 Safe Landings5 Believe It or Not6 Science, Math . . . and Baseball7 The Case for Logic8 A Short Math Miscellany and a Final Thought . . . Twenty-Five of the World's Greatest Brainteasers, Plus Two Index