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Mathematics and the Imagination - Hardcover

Book 188 of 303: Dover Books on Mathematics

Edward Kasner; James Newman

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Synopsis

Anyone who gambles, plays cards, loves puzzles, or simply seeks an intellectual challenge will love this amusing and thought-provoking book. With wit and clarity, the authors deftly progress from simple arithmetic to calculus and non-Euclidean geometry. "Charming and exciting." — Saturday Review of Literature. Includes 169 figures.

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