The pleasures of pi, e and other interesting numbers

The pleasures of pi, e and other interesting numbers /

This is a mathematics book written specifically for the enjoyment of non-mathematicians and those who "hated math in school." The book is organized into two sections: (I) Beauty for the Eye (shallow water for the non-swimmer); and (II) A Feast for the Mind (slowly getting deeper for the mo...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Yeo, Adrian
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Singapore ; Hackensack, NJ : World Scientific Pub., ©2006.
Subjects:
Mathematical recreations.
Mathematics > Study and teaching (Elementary)
Calculus > Study and teaching (Elementary)
Series, Infinite > Study and teaching (Elementary)
Trigonometry > Study and teaching (Elementary)
Jeux mathématiques.
Mathématiques > Étude et enseignement (Primaire)
Calcul infinitésimal > Étude et enseignement (Primaire)
Séries infinies > Étude et enseignement (Primaire)
Trigonométrie > Étude et enseignement (Primaire)
Matematiska lekar.
Oändlighet.
Serier (matematik)
Puzzles and games.
Table of Contents:
  • Beauty for the Eye. Infinity and Infinite Series (Getting acquainted with Big and Small Numbers)
  • [pi]-series (The Inexplicable and Elegant Expressions of [pi])
  • e-series (Infinite Series with Sums that change like Magic Putty)
  • Other Interesting Number Series (Millions of Ways of Adding up to 1)
  • Feast for the Mind. Easy Proofs (Even a six-year-old child can understand some of these)
  • Less Easy Proofs (With occasional "eureka" moments)
  • Not-So-Easy Proofs (Even Newton, Liebniz and Bernoulli would have loved to see how Euler did it)

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