Putting two and two together: selections from the Mathologer files

By:

Polster, Burkard

Contributor(s):

Ross, Marty [Co-author]

Publication details: Providence, Rhode Island: American Mathematical Society, 2021.Description: xiii, 274p.: col. ill.; pbk.: 25cmISBN:

9781470460112

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

510 POL

Summary: Putting Two and Two Together is a humorous and quirky collection of unusual, ingenious, and beautiful morsels of mathematics. Authors Burkard Polster (YouTube's Mathologer) and Marty Ross delve into mathematical puzzles and phenomena in engaging stories featuring current events, sports, and history, many flavored with a distinctive bit of Australiana. Each chapter ends with “puzzles to ponder” that will spur further reflection. These stories were written for a general audience, and originally appeared in the Maths Masters column in The Age newspaper. The book offers mathematical entertainment for curious readers of all ages, and assumes a minimum of mathematical background. https://bookstore.ams.org/mbk-141/

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Books	IIT Gandhinagar	General	510 POL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		033983

Putting Two and Two Together is a humorous and quirky collection of unusual, ingenious, and beautiful morsels of mathematics. Authors Burkard Polster (YouTube's Mathologer) and Marty Ross delve into mathematical puzzles and phenomena in engaging stories featuring current events, sports, and history, many flavored with a distinctive bit of Australiana. Each chapter ends with “puzzles to ponder” that will spur further reflection.

These stories were written for a general audience, and originally appeared in the Maths Masters column in The Age newspaper. The book offers mathematical entertainment for curious readers of all ages, and assumes a minimum of mathematical background.

https://bookstore.ams.org/mbk-141/

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