Knihy so štítkom mathematics

Fibonacci's Rabbits
Adam Hart-Davis A lucid exploration of the story of mathematics through the examination of 50 of its greatest discoveries, Fibonacci’s Rabbits is fully illustrated throughout, featuring clear explanations of the context, procedures, results and implications of each discovery. viac

Graph Theory and its Applications
Jonathan L. Gross   Jay Yellen Textbook for a two-semester undergraduate/graduate course of Graph theory. viac

How to Prove It
Daniel J. Velleman Proofs play a central role in advanced mathematics and theoretical computer science, and this bestselling text's third edition will help students transition from solving problems to proving theorems by teaching them the techniques needed to read and write proofs, with a new chapt viac

Logicomix
Apostolos Doxiadis   Christos Papadimitriou Logicomix: An Epic Search for Truth is a graphic novel about the foundational quest in mathematics, written by Apostolos Doxiadis, author of Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture, and theoretical computer scientist Christos Papadimitriou. viac

Mathematics and Its History
John Stillwell This book covers many interesting topics not usually covered in a present day undergraduate course, as well as certain basic topics such as the development of the calculus and the solution of polynomial equations. The fact that the topics are introduced in their historical contex viac

New Infinitary Mathematics
Petr Vopěnka The book first examines the theological foundations from which classical set theory arose and on which it developed. The author warns against the dangers hidden in the construction of set theory, which can be traced in the works of some prominent mathematicians, as well as in his viac

Personality development of prospective mathemathics teachers
Radka Dofková   Jana Kvintová Publikace se zaměřuje na přesvědčení budoucích učitelů jako klíčové podmínky efektivní výuky matematiky. Chápe tento konstrukt jako neoddělitelnou součást osobnosti učitele, který je třeba v rámci pregraduální přípravy u studentů pozitivně formovat. V teoretické části je ukázána viac

The Mathematics of the Gods and the Algorithms of Men
Paolo Zellini Is mathematics a discovery or an invention? Do numbers truly exist? What sort of reality do formulas describe? The complexity of mathematics - its abstract rules and obscure symbols - can seem very distant from the everyday. Masterful and illuminating, The Mathematics of the Gods viac

The Simpsons and Their Mathematical Secrets
Simon Singh You may have watched hundreds of episodes of The Simpsons (and its sister show Futurama) without ever realizing that cleverly embedded in many plots are subtle references to mathematics, ranging from well-known equations to cutting-edge theorems and conjectures. That they exist, viac

The Story of Codes
Stephen Pincock   Mark Frary From the Bible code to the Voynich manuscript, from subtly altered hieroglyphs carved into ancient Egyptian monuments to clues hidden in Renaissance paintings, we are surrounded by mysterious codes bearing hidden messages from the past. What does it take to write a fail-safe code viac

Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension
Matt Parker A Mathematician's Journey Through Narcissistic Numbers, Optimal Dating Algorithms, at Least Two Kinds of Infinity, and More. A guide to exploring the world of maths. Starting with simple numbers and algebra, it goes on to deal with inconceivably big numbers in more dimensions t viac

What's the Point of Maths?
Collective of Authors You may not realize it, but maths controls just about everything in our world. From cracking codes to winning game shows, from predicting comets to solving crimes, this unique book reveals where our most important maths ideas came from (you'll be surprised!). It might change y viac

Writing the History of Mathematics
Joseph W. Dauben   Christoph J. Scriba As an historiographic monograph, this book offers the first detailed survey of the professional evolution and significance of an entire discipline devoted to the history of science. Basically, Writing the History of Mathematics provides both an intellectual and a social history o viac