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Discusses an unusually wide range of topics, including such items of contemporary interest as knot theory, optimization theory, and dynamical systems. This book includes a chapter, which deals with dynamics and contains material on the Game of Life, circle rotation, Smale's "horseshoe," and stability and instability, among other topics.

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"This is a wonderful book ... [which] provides an informal introduction to mathematical thinking... This book is the latest in the succession of books designed to introduce mathematical ideas to the general public."--The Times Higher Education Supplement "Should be read by all teachers of mathematics and mathematics educators."--The Mathematics Teacher

Invitation to Mathematics

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    Publisher: Princeton University Press
    Publication Date: 11/24/1992 12:00:00 AM
    ISBN13: 9780691025285, 978-0691025285
    ISBN10: 0691025282
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    Mathematics Philosophy of mathematics

    Description

    Book Synopsis
    Discusses an unusually wide range of topics, including such items of contemporary interest as knot theory, optimization theory, and dynamical systems. This book includes a chapter, which deals with dynamics and contains material on the Game of Life, circle rotation, Smale's "horseshoe," and stability and instability, among other topics.

    Trade Review
    "This is a wonderful book ... [which] provides an informal introduction to mathematical thinking... This book is the latest in the succession of books designed to introduce mathematical ideas to the general public."--The Times Higher Education Supplement "Should be read by all teachers of mathematics and mathematics educators."--The Mathematics Teacher

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