This guide book to mathematics contains in handbook form the fundamental working knowledge of mathematics which is needed as an everyday guide for working scientists and engineers, as well as for students. Easy to understand, and convenient to use, this guide book gives concisely the information necessary to evaluate most problems which occur in concrete applications. For the 5th edition, many chapters were fundamentally revised, updated and expanded or added.
In 1993, the first gathering for Gardner (G4G1) was held in Atlanta, where he was honored for all of his work in making mathematics interesting and entertaining. As befits a gathering of this type, many people wrote papers in the areas of magic, puzzles and mathematics to be presented at the conference. Those papers, plus a few that didn't make it into the official list, have been gathered together to make this book.
The papers are split into three categories: Personal Magic, Puzzlers and Mathemagics. While none were authored by the master, they all clearly bear his stylistic signature. The presentation is clear, entertaining and all reach the point quickly and effectively.
This is a one-of-a-kind reference for anyone with a serious interest in mathematics. Edited by Timothy Gowers, a recipient of the Fields Medal, it presents nearly two hundred entries, written especially for this book by some of the world's leading mathematicians, that introduce basic mathematical tools and vocabulary; trace the development of modern mathematics; explain essential terms and concepts; examine core ideas in major areas of mathematics; describe the achievements of scores of famous mathematicians--and much, much more.
This book presents perspectives on children's thinking in school mathematics and explores ways in which learning may be facilitated when
teachers are invited to share the depth of analysis provided by research.
It is written by teachers who have enjoyed the opportunity to reflect on some aspect of mathematics learning and to develop some expertise in a given area. It is written for teachers, students and interested parents to introduce them to topics of relevance in Mathematics Education today.
Professor Shih Choon Fong, MS, PhD (Harvard) ... should appeal to the young from pre-teen to pre-university, in addition to grown-ups with an interest in mathematics.
Professor Cham Tao Soon, BE, BSc, PhD (Cambridge) I find his book really fascinating.
