

eBook ISBN: | 978-1-4704-5171-4 |
Product Code: | SPEC/16.E |
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MAA Member Price: | $22.50 |
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eBook ISBN: | 978-1-4704-5171-4 |
Product Code: | SPEC/16.E |
List Price: | $30.00 |
MAA Member Price: | $22.50 |
AMS Member Price: | $22.50 |
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Book DetailsSpectrumVolume: 16; 1994; 184 pp
Underwood Dudley is well known for his collection of books on mathematical cranks. Here he offers yet another—angle trisectors. It is impossible to trisect angles with straightedge and compass alone, but many people try and think they have succeeded. This book is about angle trisections and the people who attempt them. According to Dudley: “Hardly any mathematical training is necessary to read this book. There is a little trigonometry here and there, but it may be safely skipped. There are hardly any equations. There are no exercises and there will be no final examination. The worst victim of mathematics anxiety can read this book with profit and dry palms. It is quite suitable to give as a present.”
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Table of Contents
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Chapters
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Chapter 1. Non-Euclidean Constructions
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Chapter 2. Characteristics of Trisectors
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Chapter 3. Three Trisectors
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Chapter 4. A Budget of Trisections
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Reviews
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... it is a fascinating book, written in a most readable style seasoned with a sense of humor which caused me frequently to chuckle.
The Mathematical Gazette
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Underwood Dudley is well known for his collection of books on mathematical cranks. Here he offers yet another—angle trisectors. It is impossible to trisect angles with straightedge and compass alone, but many people try and think they have succeeded. This book is about angle trisections and the people who attempt them. According to Dudley: “Hardly any mathematical training is necessary to read this book. There is a little trigonometry here and there, but it may be safely skipped. There are hardly any equations. There are no exercises and there will be no final examination. The worst victim of mathematics anxiety can read this book with profit and dry palms. It is quite suitable to give as a present.”
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Chapters
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Chapter 1. Non-Euclidean Constructions
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Chapter 2. Characteristics of Trisectors
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Chapter 3. Three Trisectors
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Chapter 4. A Budget of Trisections
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... it is a fascinating book, written in a most readable style seasoned with a sense of humor which caused me frequently to chuckle.
The Mathematical Gazette