Numbers and Figures (Student Mathematical Library, 102) - Softcover

Giancarlo Travaglini

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1470472562 ISBN 13: 9781470472566

Publisher: American Mathematical Society, 2023

Synopsis

One of the great charms of mathematics is uncovering unexpected connections. In Numbers and Figures, Giancarlo Travaglini provides six conversations that do exactly that by talking about several topics in elementary number theory and some of their connections to geometry, calculus, and real-life problems such as COVID-19 vaccines or fiscal frauds. Each conversation is in two parts―an introductory essay which provides a gentle introduction to the topic and a second section that delves deeper and requires study by the reader. The topics themselves are extremely appealing and include, for example, Pick's theorem, Simpson's paradox, Farey sequences, the Frobenius problem, and Benford's Law. Numbers and Figures will be a useful resource for college faculty teaching Elementary Number Theory or Calculus. The chapters are largely independent and could make for nice course-ending projects or even lead-ins to high school or undergraduate research projects. The whole book would make for an enjoyable semester-long independent reading course. Faculty will find it entertaining bedtime reading and, last but not least, readers more generally will be interested in this book if they miss the accuracy and imagination found in their high school and college math courses.

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About the Author

Giancarlo Travaglini, Università di Milano-Bicocca, Italy

Edition details

• Publisher: American Mathematical Society
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1470472562
• ISBN 13: 9781470472566
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 286