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Poor math book :-(
Feb 13, 2010Guide to writing a math proof
Oct 21, 2009
Need help writing a proof? Need to give your 'kids' some guidelines? Then check out:
Written by Eugenia Cheng, who is at the University of Chicago.
In it you will find:
Click to read the rest of this entry...Written by Eugenia Cheng, who is at the University of Chicago.
In it you will find:
1 What does a proof look like?This is a very helpful resource and available freely on Eugenia's website (at least for now...)
2 Why is writing a proof hard?
3 What sort of things do we try and prove?
4 The general shape of a proof
5 What doesn't a proof look like?
6 Practicalities: how to think up a proof
7 Some more specific shapes of proofs
8 Proof by contradiction
9 Exercises: What is wrong with the following proofs"?
XKCD book is out
Sep 17, 2009
That's right folks, the first ever XKCD book is now officially out and available. It's available in the xkcd store for a price of $18.
The Math Book (tells the history of mathematics)
Sep 6, 2009
Written by Clifford Pickover, The Math Book, covers 250 milestones in mathematics. It has information about the Fibonacci series, the Goldbach Conjecture, Benford's
Law, the Prisoner's Dilemma, Newcomb's Paradox, Tokarsky's
Unilluminable Room, discovery of pi, etc.
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Each two-page spread has an excellent story about a mathematical principle, discovery, puzzle, or person. You can find more information about the book at amazon.com.
Math Sex Math
Aug 24, 2009
Mathematics and Sex
These two words seem like they don't go together, but in the book below they certainly do. Dr Clio Cresswell reveals how mathematics can unlock the secrets of love and sex, dating and mating. It's time to shatter the stereotypes in sexual mathematics!
See the description on amazon:
It might be an interesting read, but it seems to be written for a non-mathematician, so mathies beware. But if you're just looking for a book about math sex then this is certainly the book to read.
Click to read the rest of this entry...These two words seem like they don't go together, but in the book below they certainly do. Dr Clio Cresswell reveals how mathematics can unlock the secrets of love and sex, dating and mating. It's time to shatter the stereotypes in sexual mathematics!
See the description on amazon:
It might be an interesting read, but it seems to be written for a non-mathematician, so mathies beware. But if you're just looking for a book about math sex then this is certainly the book to read.
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