A Mathematical Story
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Köp båda 2 för 335 krEdward Rochead, Mathematics today Well written, clear and informative.
F. -J. Papp, Mathematical Reviews Clippings This delightful book should be available, at the minimum, in every high school library and in every public library.
GERRY LEVERSHA, The Mathematical Gazette It would make an ideal addition both to readers' bookshelves and for every school library.
Jasmine Wootten, LMS Newsletter Everything was explained clearly and concisely so that the wonders of geometry could definitely be seen.
New Scientist Don't Miss: The Wonder Book of Geometry is full of pretty surprises...
Alex Bellos Give this to a curious teenager and they will fall in love with geometry.
BBC Science Focus, Books of the Year David Acheson has set geometry free from the confines of stuffy textbooks and lets loose its potential to surprise and delight. Theres a rich and ancient history to be found in these pages, and a future for the field that extends beyond neat (yet elegant) equations.
Popular Science This is by far the most approachable book on geometry I've ever read, and I wish it had been around in my day... if you need to learn the basics of geometry for whatever reason (there must be several reasons, surely) then this blows every known textbook on the topic out of the water... The Wonder Book of Geometry does what it does wonderfully. Acheson has done a remarkable job.
Ray Huntley, Mathematics in Schools Anyone who has read David's earlier books will instantly recognise his almost playful style... I highly recommend it as a marvellous source book on geometry.
Matt Parker, author of Humble Pi: A Comedy of Maths Errors and Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension There is no better tour guide to the wonders of geometry than the delightful David Acheson.
David Acheson is an Emeritus Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford, and the University's first winner of a National Teaching Fellowship, in 2004. He was President of the Mathematical Association from 2010 to 2011, and now lectures widely on mathematics to young people and the general public. In 2013, Acheson was awarded an Honorary D.Sc. by the University of East Anglia for his outstanding work in the popularisation of mathematics. His books include 1089 and All That (OUP, 2002), and The Calculus Story, (OUP, 2017).
1: Introduction 2: Getting Started 3: Euclid's Elements 4: Thales' Theorem 5: Geometry in Action 6: Pythagoras' Theorem 7: 'In Love with Geometry'? 8: 'Imagine my exultation, Watson...' 9: Congruence and Similarity 10: Conversely... 11: Circle Theorems 12: Off at a Tangent 13: From Tangents to Supersonic Flow 14: What is pi, exactly? 15: The Story of the Ellipse 16: Geometry by Coordinates 17: Geometry and Calculus 18: A Royal Road to Geometry? 19: Unexpected Meetings 20: Ceva's Theorem 21: A Kind of Symmetry 22: 'Pyracy' in Woolwich? 23: Fermat's Problem 24: A Soap Solution 25: Geometry in 'The Ladies' Diary' 26: What Euclid Did 27: Euclid on Parallel Lines 28: 'A New Theory of Parallels'? 29: Anti-Euclid? 30: When Geometry Goes Wrong... 31: New Angles on Geometry 32: And Finally...