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Q.E.D.: Beauty in Mathematical Proof by Burkard Polster (Paperback, 2006)

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Which famous proof did Archimedes inscribe on his tombstone? How and why do kts make perfect pentagons? Have you ever seen a proof so completely that it is just obvious? In this delicious little book, top down-under mathemagician Dr. Polster presents many of the most visually intuitive and exciting proofs from the dusty annuals of mathematical history. You can test your ability to follow the logic, leap into mathemagsis and experience eureka-moment after eureka-moment. This is the first UK edition of this original classic from Wooden Books, highly successful in the US.

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PublisherWooden Books

ISBN-10190426350x

ISBN-139781904263500

eBay Product ID (ePID)107101795

Product Key Features

SubjectMathematics

LanguageEnglish

TypeTextbook

AuthorBurkard Polster

FormatPaperback

Additional Product Features

Date of Publication01/11/2006

Place of PublicationPowys

Interest Age14-99

Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom

Author BiographyDr Burkard Polster is a mathematician at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. His previous books include The Mathematics of Juggling and The Geometrical Picture Book.

Content NoteIllustrations