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    A Passion for Mathematics: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality
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    A Passion for Mathematics: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality

    By Clifford A. Pickover

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    A Passion for Mathematics is an educational, entertaining trip through the curiosities of the math world, blending an eclectic mix of history, biography, philosophy, number theory, geometry, probability, huge numbers, and mind-bending problems into a delightfully compelling collection that is sure to please math buffs, students, and experienced mathematicians alike. In each chapter, Clifford Pickover provides factoids, anecdotes, definitions, quotations, and captivating challenges that range from fun, quirky puzzles to insanely difficult problems. Readers will encounter mad mathematicians, strange number sequences, obstinate numbers, curious constants, magic squares, fractal geese, monkeys typing Hamlet, infinity, and much, much more. A Passion for Mathematics will feed readers’ fascination while giving them problem-solving skills a great workout!
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWiley
    Release dateFeb 25, 2011
    ISBN9781118046074
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    A Passion for Mathematics: Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality
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    Clifford A. Pickover

    Clifford A. Pickover, a research staff member at IBM’s T. J. Watson Research Center, is an authority on the interface of science, art, mathematics, computing, and the visual modeling of data. He is the author of such highly regarded books as Black Holes: A Traveler’s Guide, The Alien IQ Test, and Chaos in Wonderland: Visual Adventures in a Fractal World.

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