Description
Book SynopsisIntroduces the basics of many important areas of modern mathematics, including logic, symmetry, probability theory, knot theory, cryptography, fractals, and number theory. It starts with generously illustrated sets of problems and hands-on activities. It then includes comments on the topics of the lesson, relates those topics to discussions in other chapters.
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Moebuis NoodlesTable of Contents
- Part I: Berkeley Math Circle
- Preface: Berkeley 2009
- Lesson 1
- Lesson 2
- Lesson 3
- Lesson 4
- Lesson 5
- Lesson 6
- Lesson 7
- Lesson 8
- Lesson 9
- Lesson 10
- Lesson 11
- Lesson 12
- Lesson 13
- Lesson 14
- Lesson 15
- Part II: Manhattan Math Circle Seminar
- Preface: Manhattan 2011
- Counting rhymes
- Arithmetic
- More coded pictures
- Make your own problem
- Cut the square
- Siege of the fortress
- More logic problems
- Estimates
- Problems with unknowns
- Knots, links, and paths
- How old are you?
- No solutions
- The pigeon hole principle
