The magic numbers of the professor /

Discloses a variety of details about numbers like the year 1776 and discusses prime numbers and number patterns, and exposes revelatory properties of numbers. Also provides games and gambling with dice and playing cards along with mathematical puzzles.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: O'Shea, Owen, 1956-
Other Authors: Dudley, Underwood
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : Mathematical Association of America, ©2007.
Series:Spectrum series
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Description
Summary:Discloses a variety of details about numbers like the year 1776 and discusses prime numbers and number patterns, and exposes revelatory properties of numbers. Also provides games and gambling with dice and playing cards along with mathematical puzzles.
Physical Description:xi, 168 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780883855577
0883855577