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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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    A Paperback by Konrad Jacobs

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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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      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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