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AUTHOR |
Vakil, Ravi. |
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TITLE |
A mathematical mosaic : patterns & problem solving / by Ravi Vakil. |
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IMPRINT |
Burlington, Ont. : Brendan Kelly Pub., 2008. |
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DESCRIPTION |
288 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm. |
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NOTE |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 278-280) and index. |
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CONTENT NOTE |
Number theory -- Combinatorics -- Fibonacci sequence -- Game theory -- Geometry -- Combinatorics revisited -- Chessboard coloring -- Number theory revisited -- Fibonacci & the Golden mean -- Geometry revisited -- Infinity -- Game theory revisited -- Concepts in calculus -- Complex numbers -- Infinity revisited. |
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SUMMARY |
Ravi Vakil, a preeminent winner of International Mathematics Olympiads, develops some powerful problem- solving ideas underpinning the major branches of mathematics and weaves them into a mosaic that reveals their interconnections. The mathematics is presented at the level of the capable high school mathematics student, but there is much substance for the advanced undergraduate and the intelligent lay reader. You will find this book an invaluable source of enrichment problems and ideas. The style is informal, friendly, and often humorous. In this book, Professor Vakil profiles seven other mathematics olympiad winners including Noam Elkies, the youngest professor to achieve tenure at Harvard.--Publisher. |
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SUBJECT |
Mathematical recreations. |
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SUBJECT |
Mathematics -- Problems, exercises, etc. |
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DISCIPLINE |
Mathematics. |
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ISBN |
9781895997286. |