The Pythagorean Theorem: The Story of Its Power and Beauty

by Alfred S. Posamentier

The Pythagorean theorem may be the best-known equation in mathematics. Its origins reach back to the beginnings of civilization, and today every student continues to study it. What most nonmathematicians don't understand or appreciate is why this simply stated theorem has fascinated countless generations. In this entertaining and informative book, a veteran math educator makes the importance of the Pythagorean theorem delightfully clear.He begins...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1616141816
• ISBN13: 9781616141813
• Release Date: June 2010
• Publisher: Prometheus Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.1"