Owen O’Shea - The Call of the Primes: Surprising Patterns, Peculiar Puzzles, and Other Marvels of Mathematics
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Such ubiquitous mathematical entities as pi and the Fibonacci numbers are found throughout the natural world and are also the foundation of our technological civilization. By exploring the intriguing games presented here, youll come away with a greater appreciation for the beauty and importance of these and many more math concepts.
This is the perfect book for people who were turned off by math in school but now as adults wonder what they may have missed.
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The author, Owen OShea, wishes to thank Steven L. Mitchell, editor-in-chief; Jade Zora Scibilia, senior editor; and all of their colleagues at Prometheus Books, for their expert guidance and skill in editing the contents of this book.
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