Charming proofs (Record no. 160525)
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010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
Canceled/invalid LC control number | 2010927263 |
020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
Canceled/invalid ISBN | 0883853485 (hbk.) |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9780883853481 (hbk.) |
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Canceled/invalid ISBN | 9781614442011 (e-book) |
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System control number | (CaPaEBR)ebr10728518 |
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System control number | (OCoLC)796675453 |
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Original cataloging agency | CaPaEBR |
Transcribing agency | CaPaEBR |
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Classification number | QA9.54 |
Item number | .A57 2010eb |
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Classification number | 511.3/6 |
Edition number | 23 |
100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Alsina, Claudi. |
245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | Charming proofs |
Medium | [electronic resource] : |
Remainder of title | a journey into elegant mathematics / |
Statement of responsibility, etc. | Claudi Alsina, Roger B. Nelsen. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Washington, D.C. : |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Mathematical Association of America, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | c2010. |
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Extent | xxiv, 295 p. : |
Other physical details | ill. |
440 #0 - SERIES STATEMENT/ADDED ENTRY--TITLE | |
Title | Dolciani mathematical expositions ; |
Volume/sequential designation | no. 42 |
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
Bibliography, etc. note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 275-287) and index. |
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
Formatted contents note | A garden of integers -- Distinguished numbers -- Points in the plane -- The polygonal playground -- A treasury of triangle theorems -- The enchantment of the equilateral triangle -- The quadrilaterals' corner -- Squares everywhere -- Curves ahead -- Adventures in tiling and coloring -- Geometry in three dimensions -- Additional theorems, problems, and proofs. |
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Summary, etc. | "Theorems and their proofs lie at the heart of mathematics. In speaking of the purely aesthetic qualities of theorems and proofs, G. H. Hardy wrote that in beautiful proofs 'there is a very high degree of unexpectedness, combined with inevitability and economy'. Charming Proofs present a collection of remarkable proofs in elementary mathematics that are exceptionally elegant, full of ingenuity, and succinct. By means of a surprising argument or a powerful visual representation, the proofs in this collection will invite readers to enjoy the beauty of mathematics, to share their discoveries with others, and to become involved in the process of creating new proofs. Charming Proofs is organized as follows. Following a short introduction about proofs and the process of creating proofs, the authors present, in twelve chapters, a wide and varied selection of proofs they consider charming, Topics include the integers, selected real numbers, points in the plane, triangles, squares, and other polygons, curves, inequalities, plane tilings, origami, colorful proofs, three-dimensional geometry, etc. At the end of each chapter are some challenges that will draw the reader into the process of creating charming proofs. There are over 130 such challenges. Charming Proofs concludes with solutions to all of the challenges, references, and a complete index. As in the authors' previous books with the MAA (Math Made Visual and When Less Is More), secondary school and college and university teachers may wish to use some of the charming proofs in their classrooms to introduce their students to mathematical elegance. Some may wish to use the book as a supplement in an introductory course on proofs, mathematical reasoning, or problem solving"--Publisher's description. |
533 ## - REPRODUCTION NOTE | |
Type of reproduction | Electronic reproduction. |
Place of reproduction | Palo Alto, Calif. : |
Agency responsible for reproduction | ebrary, |
Date of reproduction | 2013. |
Note about reproduction | Available via World Wide Web. |
-- | Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. |
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
Topical term or geographic name entry element | Proof theory. |
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Genre/form data or focus term | Electronic books. |
Source of term | local |
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Nelsen, Roger B. |
710 2# - ADDED ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME | |
Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | Mathematical Association of America. |
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Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element | ebrary, Inc. |
856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
Uniform Resource Identifier | <a href="http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10728518">http://site.ebrary.com/lib/daystar/Doc?id=10728518</a> |
Public note | An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view |
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Koha item type | Electronic Book |
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