Bücher veröffentlicht von A K Peters

Mathematicians Playing Games explores a wide variety of popular mathematical games, including their historical beginnings and the mathematical theories that underpin them. Its academic level is suitable for high school students and higher, but people of any age or level will find something to entertain them, and something new to learn. It would be a fantastic resource for high school mathematics classrooms or undergraduate mathematics for liberal arts course, and belongs on the shelf of anyone with an interest in recreational mathematics.Features Suitable for anyone with an interest in games and mathematics. Could be especially useful to middle and high school students and their teachers Includes various exercises for fun for readers.

This book focuses on the lives and writings of some of history's most influential mathematicians, and the impact that their mystical beliefs had on their lives and on their mathematical work.