A01=Claudi Alsina
A01=Roger B. Nelsen
Author_Claudi Alsina
Author_Roger B. Nelsen
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Category=PBP
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- ISBN 9781470456160
- Weight: 495g
- Publication Date: 30 Jul 2020
- Publisher: American Mathematical Society
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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The authors present twenty icons of mathematics, that is, geometrical shapes such as the right triangle, the Venn diagram, and the yang and yin symbol and explore mathematical results associated with them. As with their previous books (Charming Proofs, When Less is More, Math Made Visual) proofs are visual whenever possible. The results require no more than high-school mathematics to appreciate and many of them will be new even to experienced readers. Besides theorems and proofs, the book contains many illustrations and it gives connections of the icons to the world outside of mathematics. There are also problems at the end of each chapter, with solutions provided in an appendix. The book could be used by students in courses in problem solving, mathematical reasoning, or mathematics for the liberal arts. It could also be read with pleasure by professional mathematicians, as it was by the members of the Dolciani editorial board, who unanimously recommend its publication.
