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A Mathematics Sampler
eBook - Topics for the Liberal Arts
ISBN/EAN: 9781461608769
Umbreit-Nr.: 2213341
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 664 S.
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Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 10.01.2001
Auflage: 1/2001
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Format: EPUB
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- Now in its fifth edition,<i>A Mathematics Sampler</i> presents mathematics as both science and art, focusing on the historical role of mathematics in our culture. It uses selected topics from modern mathematicsincluding computers, perfect numbers, and four-dimensional geometryto exemplify the distinctive features of mathematics as an intellectual endeavor, a problem-solving tool, and a way of thinking about the rapidly changing world in which we live.<i>A Mathematics Sampler</i> also includes unique LINK sections throughout the book, each of which connects mathematical concepts with areas of interest throughout the humanities. The original course on which this text is based was cited as an innovative approach to liberal arts mathematics in Lynne Cheney's report, "50 HOURS: A Core Curriculum for College Students", published by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- Kurztext
- Now in its fifth edition, A Mathematics Sampler presents mathematics as both science and art, focusing on the historical role of mathematics in our culture. It uses selected topics from modern mathematics-including computers, perfect numbers, and four-dimensional geometry-to exemplify the distinctive features of mathematics as an intellectual endeavor, a problem-solving tool, and a way of thinking about the rapidly changing world in which we live. A Mathematics Sampler also includes unique LINK sections throughout the book, each of which connects mathematical concepts with areas of interest throughout the humanities. The original course on which this text is based was cited as an innovative approach to liberal arts mathematics in Lynne Cheney's report, &quote;50 HOURS: A Core Curriculum for College Students&quote;, published by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
- Autorenportrait
- <b>William P. Berlinghoff</b> is visiting professor of mathematics at Colby College.<b>Kerry E. Grant</b> is professor of mathematics at Southern Connecticut State University.<b>Dale Skrien</b> is professor of computer science at Colby College