, A Mathematical Tour
A Mathematical Tour introduces readers to a selection of mathematical
topics chosen for their centrality, importance, historical significance, and
intrinsic appeal and beauty. The book is written to be accessible and
interesting to readers with a good grounding in high school level
mathematics and a keen sense of intellectual curiosity. Each chapter
includes a short history of the topic, statements and discussion of important
results, illustrations, user-friendly exercises, and suggestions for further
reading. This book is intended to be read for pleasure but could also be used
for a Topics course in Mathematics or as a supplementary text in a History
of Mathematics course.
Features
contains a selection of accessible mathematical topics
exercises that elucidate, and sometimes enlarge on, the topics
suitable for readers with knowledge of high school mathematics
Denis Bell is a professor of mathematics at the University of North Florida.
He was born and raised in London, England and studied at the Universities
of Manchester and Warwick. His scholarship has been recognized by
national funding and a Research Professorship at MSRI, Berkeley. He is
also a writer of short and flash fiction, with numerous pieces in print in
literary journals in the United States and elsewhere.
, Chris Bernhardt is a professor emeritus of mathematics at Fairfield
University, where he taught for 30 years. He was born and raised in
England and studied at the University of Warwick. His books include
Turing's Vision: The Birth of Computer Science, Quantum Computing for
Everyone and Beautiful Math.
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