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- catalog abstract ""In The Moment of Proof, Donald Benson attempts to convey to general readers the feeling of eureka - the joy of discoverythat mathematicians feel when they first encounter an elegant proof."--BOOK JACKET. "This is not an introduction to mathematics so much as an introduction to the pleasures of mathematical thinking. The book is packed with intriguing conundrums - Loyd's Fifteen Puzzle, the Petersburg Paradox, the Chaos Game, the Monty Hall Problem, the Prisoners' Dilemma - as well as many mathematical curiosities. We learn how to perform the arithmetical calculation called "casting out nines" and are introduced to Russian peasant multiplication, a bizarre way to multiply numbers that actually works. The book shows us how to calculate the number of ways a chef can combine ten or fewer spices to flavor his soup (1,024) and how many people we would have to gather in a room to have a 50-50 chance of two having the same birthday (23 people). But most important, Benson takes us step by step through these many mathematical wonders, so that we arrive at the solution much the way a working scientist would - and with much the same feeling of surprise."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b11153228.
- catalog created "1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1999.".
- catalog description ""In The Moment of Proof, Donald Benson attempts to convey to general readers the feeling of eureka - the joy of discoverythat mathematicians feel when they first encounter an elegant proof."--BOOK JACKET. "This is not an introduction to mathematics so much as an introduction to the pleasures of mathematical thinking. The book is packed with intriguing conundrums - Loyd's Fifteen Puzzle, the Petersburg Paradox, the Chaos Game, the Monty Hall Problem, the Prisoners' Dilemma - as well as many mathematical curiosities. We learn how to perform the arithmetical calculation called "casting out nines" and are introduced to Russian peasant multiplication, a bizarre way to multiply numbers that actually works. The book shows us how to calculate the number of ways a chef can combine ten or fewer spices to flavor his soup (1,024) and how many people we would have to gather in a room to have a 50-50 chance of two having the same birthday (23 people). But most important, Benson takes us step by step through these many mathematical wonders, so that we arrive at the solution much the way a working scientist would - and with much the same feeling of surprise."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "11. Chance Encounter -- III. Balancing. 12. Cutouts. 13. Seesaw, Marjorie Daw. 14. Two Pearls -- IV. Numbering. 15. New Numbers for Old. 16. Prime News. 17. The Unknown Division. 18. Secret Messages -- V. Winning.".
- catalog description "19. Be Wise, Optimize. 20. The Play's the Thing.".
- catalog description "I. Recalling. 1. Reflections. 2. Hand in Hand. 3. Further Progression -- II. Counting. 4. Interesting Numbers. 5. Tenpins, and Counting. 6. Order and Reorder. 7. Outcast. 8. The Power of Two. 9. Divide and Conquer. 10. Set and.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p.[319]-322) and index.".
- catalog description "Match.".
- catalog extent "331 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0195117212 (acid-free paper)".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "511.3 21".
- catalog subject "Proof theory Popular works.".
- catalog subject "QA9.54 .B46 1999".
- catalog tableOfContents "11. Chance Encounter -- III. Balancing. 12. Cutouts. 13. Seesaw, Marjorie Daw. 14. Two Pearls -- IV. Numbering. 15. New Numbers for Old. 16. Prime News. 17. The Unknown Division. 18. Secret Messages -- V. Winning.".
- catalog tableOfContents "19. Be Wise, Optimize. 20. The Play's the Thing.".
- catalog tableOfContents "I. Recalling. 1. Reflections. 2. Hand in Hand. 3. Further Progression -- II. Counting. 4. Interesting Numbers. 5. Tenpins, and Counting. 6. Order and Reorder. 7. Outcast. 8. The Power of Two. 9. Divide and Conquer. 10. Set and.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Match.".
- catalog title "The moment of proof : mathematical epiphanies / by Donald Benson.".
- catalog type "Popular works. fast".
- catalog type "text".