La magia della matematica

My star rating is 5 raised to the power of 0 or 1 raised to the power of negative 1. I generally read nonfiction and my typical goals are to be entertained and to learn something. This book delivered neither. The author's enthusiasm was nice at first but it quickly became annoying ("By becoming more Leggi tutto

To a not-so-talented amateur who is from a “pre-pocket calculator” generation, it is not a given that you may be an expert or lover of mathematics; one can imagine that things have not improved with successive generations, where everything can be answered at the touch of a button. As long as you know Leggi tutto

The Magic of Math: Solving for x and Figuring out Why, Arthur Benjamin https://www.hmc.edu/mathematics/peopl... , 2015, 321 pages, Dewey 510, ISBN 9780465054725 This, I think, will be terrific for a middle-school kid. Benjamin expresses enthusiasm for, and enjoyment of, math. Conversational tone, a l Leggi tutto

*I received this book through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.* I really enjoyed this book. There's a lot of interesting math that's explored. I do think this would probably be most interesting to people who already know quite a bit of math, but there is something here for everyone. I've a Leggi tutto

(I received a free copy of this book from Net Galley in exchange for an honest review.) The Magic of Math is the math book you wish you had in school. Using a delightful assortment of examples, from ice cream scoops and poker hands that teach you factorials to mnemonics that help you memorize pi, thi Leggi tutto

There are broadly three types of popular maths. There are books like A Brief History of Infinity which introduce mathematical concepts and history without actually doing any maths - and these can be fascinating. There are books of recreational maths, like Martin Gardner's classic Mathematical Puzzle Leggi tutto

Книжка цікава, але підійде тим у кого рівень математики трохи вищий за середній. Однозначно рекомендую школярам і студентам, що цікавляться математикою, або читачам, які мають в свому багажі математичні класи, або математичні факультети. Leggi tutto

At the beginning of this book, the author explains that readers should feel free to skim over and even skip those portions or subsections which they feel are not interesting or are over their heads. I took this advice, and as a result, I really enjoyed it. For people like me, who appreciate math and Leggi tutto

Chi ha detto che la matematica è noiosa? Al contrario, è piena di sorprese inaspettate. In questo libro vengono mostrati moltissimi esempi della "magia della matematica", dall'algebra ai numeri di Fibonacci, dalla trigonometria all'infinito, dai numeri irrazionali a quelli immaginari. Non servono pa Leggi tutto