Mathematical Conversations

By Blaine Robertson

Combining three books into a single volume, this text comprises Multicolor Problems, dealing with several of the classical map-coloring problems; Problems in the Theory of Numbers, an elementary introduction to algebraic number theory; and Random Walks, addressing basic problems in probability theory. High-school algebra is the only prerequisite. 1963 edition. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486453510
• ISBN13: 9780486453514
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

It is less a conversation than it is a sequential series of problems

As the title implies, this book is about coloring maps (graphs), number theory and random walks. It is less a conversation than it is a sequential series of problems that move you step by step through increasingly complex mathematical thoughts. There are three distinct sections, presented in the following order: *) Multicolor problems *) Number theory *) Random walks The multicolor problems are about several different families...