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The term mathematics usually suggests an array of familiar problems with solutions derived from well-known techniques. Discovering Mathematics: The Art of Investigation takes a different approach, exploring how new ideas and chance observations can be pursued, and focusing on how the process invariably leads to interesting questions that would never have otherwise arisen.With puzzles involving coins, postage stamps, and other commonplace items, students are challenged to account for the simple explanations behind perplexing mathematical phenomena. Elementary methods and solutions allow readers to concentrate on the way in which the material is explored, as well as on strategies for answers that aren't immediately obvious. The problems don't require the kind of sophistication that would put them out of reach of ordinary students, but they're sufficiently complex to capture the essential features of mathematical discovery. Complete solutions appear at the end.Product Identifiers
PublisherDover Publications Inc.
ISBN-139780486452999
eBay Product ID (ePID)404168161
Product Key Features
Number of Pages206 Pages
Publication NameDiscovering Mathematics: the Art of Investigation
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMathematics
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
AuthorA Gardiner
SeriesDover Books on Mathematics
Dimensions
Item Height215 mm
Item Weight231 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorA Gardiner