Mathematics Sampler, 5th Ed CB: Topics for the Liberal Arts

by Dale Skrien, Kerry E. Grant, William P. Berlinghoff, et al.

Book Overview

Now in its fifth edition, A Mathematics Sampler presents mathematics as both science and art, focusing on the historical role of mathematics in our culture. It uses selected topics from modern mathematics--including computers, perfect numbers, and four-dimensional geometry--to exemplify the distinctive features of mathematics as an intellectual endeavor, a problem-solving tool, and a way of thinking about the rapidly changing world in which...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742502023
• ISBN13: 9780742502024
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Ardsley House
• Length: 664 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.6" x 9.3"