NUMBER STORY: From Counting to Cryptography
Language: English
Published by Copernicus / Springer Science and Business Media, New York , New York, 2008
- First Edition
- Hardcover
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Red paper-wrapped boards with silver print on black paper spine. Tight, sound and unmarked.323 pages including index. Dust jacket has light shelf wear and two small closed tears on top edge of front panel. In mylar and not price-clipped ( $25.00).
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- Title
- NUMBER STORY: From Counting to Cryptography
- Author
- HIGGINS, Peter Michael
- Publisher
- Copernicus / Springer Science and Business Media, New York , New York
- Publication year
- 2008
- Condition
- Fine
- Dust jacket
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1848000006
- ISBN 13
- 9781848000001
- Edition
- First American Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Dimensions
- 5 1/4 X 7 1/4
Numbers have fascinated people for centuries. They are familiar to everyone, forming a central pillar of our understanding of the world, yet the number system was not presented to us “gift-wrapped” but, rather, was developed over millennia. Peter Higgins distills centuries of work into one delightful narrative that celebrates the mystery of numbers and explains how different kinds of numbers arose and why they are useful. Full of historical snippets and interesting examples, the book ranges from simple number puzzles and magic tricks, to showing how ideas about numbers relate to real-world problems, such as: How are our bank account details kept secure when shopping over the internet? What are the chances of winning at Russian roulette; or of being dealt a flush in a poker hand?
As our understanding of numbers continues to evolve, this book invites us to rediscover the mystery and beauty of numbers and reminds us that the story of numbers is a tale with a long way to run...
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About the Author
Peter Higgins is a Professor of Mathematics at Essex University and inventor of Circular Sudoku. His previous books on mathematics include Mathematics for the Curious, Mathematics for the Imagination, and Nets, Puzzles and Postmen: An Exploration of Mathematical Connections.
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