{"product_id":"a-mathematical-gallery-9781470441593","title":"A Mathematical Gallery","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmbark on a playful mathematical tour, aided by Lisl Gaal's illustrations of familiar scenes and whimsical triggers for the imagination. Along the way, find fruit stands arranged using polynomial multiplication, checkerboard tablecloths sewed with patterns of primes in a two-dimensional number system, and deceptive cats revealing that simple counting is not always so simple.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe book is well written and easy to follow. The mathematics is easily accessible to a variety of readers. The highlight of the book is how the use of a simple illustration can jump start the imagination and provide a basis for the mathematical concepts. I would recommend this book to anyone interested in recreational mathematics.\" — Douglas Puharic, Mathematics Teacher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The art is colorful and whimsical. Merry-go-rounds, fruit stands, dogs, and more are used to clarify the complex plane, Markov chains, generalized approaches to volume, and concepts up to basic calculus. Each chapter is an overview illustration supported by a few pages of text and additional figures. The material is ready for the reader seeking introduction to these ideas without rigor, or as classroom capsules to enliven presentation to high school and first-year college audiences.\" — Tom Schulte, \u003cem\u003eMAA Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCounting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Pythagorean theorem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe volume of a pyramid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe area of a circle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArchimedes's proof for the volume of a sphere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePascal's triangle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGaussian integers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePermutations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe mathematics of probability and Markov processes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDesargue's theorem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSeven circle theorem\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCalculus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMultiplying ordinals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA daughter's perspective\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the author.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MP-AMM American Mathematical","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50041335873879,"sku":"9781470441593","price":24.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781470441593.jpg?v=1740182748","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-mathematical-gallery-9781470441593","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}