Knots and Surfaces: A Guide to Discovering Mathematics - Mathematical World (Paperback)

D. W. Farmer (author), Theodore B. Stanford (author)

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Paperback 101 Pages / Published: 30/11/1995

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Synopsis

In most mathematics textbooks, the most exciting part of mathematics - the process of invention and discovery - is completely hidden from the reader. The aim of ""Knots and Surfaces"" is to change all that. By means of a series of carefully selected tasks, this book leads readers to discover some real mathematics. There are no formulas to memorize; no procedures to follow. The book is a guide: its job is to start you in the right direction and to bring you back if you stray too far. Discovery is left to you. Suitable for a one-semester course at the beginning undergraduate level, there are no prerequisites for understanding the text. Any college student interested in discovering the beauty of mathematics will enjoy a course taught from this book. The book has also been used successfully with non science students who want to fulfill a science requirement. Also available from the AMS by David W. Farmer is ""Groups and Symmetry: A Guide to Discovering Mathematics"".

Publisher: American Mathematical Society
ISBN: 9780821804513
Number of pages: 101
Weight: 208 g
Dimensions: 230 x 177 x 10 mm