商品簡介
This book entices readers to discover the joy and appeal of mathematics through more than one hundred short mathematical examples, ranging from baby rabbits and the Fibonacci sequence, to President James A. Garfield's proof of the Pythagorean theorem. Posamentier (mathematics education, The City College of the City U. of New York) writes in a conversational tone and gears his examples for beginners. Chapters include arithmetic marvels, surprising solutions, algebraic entertainments, geometric wonders, and fun mathematical paradoxes. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
作者簡介
Alfred S. Posamentier (River Vale, NJ) is the dean of the School of Education and professor of mathematics education at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, NY. He has published over fifty books in the area of mathematics and mathematics education, including The Pythagorean Theorem; Math Charmers; and (with Ingmar Lehmann) The Glorious Golden Ratio; Mathematical Amazements and Surprises; The Fabulous Fibonacci Numbers; and Pi: A Biography of the World's Most Mysterious Number.
