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| eBook ISBN: | 978-1-4704-5095-3 |
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Book DetailsSpectrumVolume: 32; 2002; 344 pp
777 Mathematical Conversation Starters shows that there are few degrees of separation between mathematics and topics that provoke interesting conversations. The topics presented in this unique book are accessible to mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike. They include thought-provoking conversation starters such as: the value of fame; why language matters; the anatomy of thought; how we know what we know; how the Pythagorean theorem (with very little physics) shows that Einstein was correct about time dilation and distance contraction; and how mathematics produces intuition-defying examples. The format is unique, too: topics (conversation starters) are numbered, extensively cross-referenced, and divided into small digestible units. Published for the first time in 777 Mathematical Conversation Starters are original quotes from Joshua Lederberg, Ron Graham, Jay Leno, Martin Gardner, and many others.
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Reviews
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Instructive, amusing, provocative, and insidiously addictive, 777 Mathematical Conversation Starters serves up ample fodder for feeding mathematics into classroom discussions or even cocktail-party chatter.
Ivars Peterson, Science News -
Are you looking for a nice quote, poem, or cartoon to adorn your next speech, article or math exam? If so, 777 Mathematical Conversation Starters is a great place to start looking.
Arthur Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College -
In view of the difficulties with the public perception of mathematics, books like this can only help make the subject more approachable and less scary, and this particular book will be especially helpful to anyone wishing to bring an additional splash of color to a mathematics lecture for a general audience.
David Acheson, Jesus College, Oxford
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777 Mathematical Conversation Starters shows that there are few degrees of separation between mathematics and topics that provoke interesting conversations. The topics presented in this unique book are accessible to mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike. They include thought-provoking conversation starters such as: the value of fame; why language matters; the anatomy of thought; how we know what we know; how the Pythagorean theorem (with very little physics) shows that Einstein was correct about time dilation and distance contraction; and how mathematics produces intuition-defying examples. The format is unique, too: topics (conversation starters) are numbered, extensively cross-referenced, and divided into small digestible units. Published for the first time in 777 Mathematical Conversation Starters are original quotes from Joshua Lederberg, Ron Graham, Jay Leno, Martin Gardner, and many others.
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Chapters
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Sampler
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A
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B
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C
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D
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E
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F
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G
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H
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I–J
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K
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L
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M
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N
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O
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P
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Q
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R
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S
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T
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U
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V
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W
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X-Y-Z
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Instructive, amusing, provocative, and insidiously addictive, 777 Mathematical Conversation Starters serves up ample fodder for feeding mathematics into classroom discussions or even cocktail-party chatter.
Ivars Peterson, Science News -
Are you looking for a nice quote, poem, or cartoon to adorn your next speech, article or math exam? If so, 777 Mathematical Conversation Starters is a great place to start looking.
Arthur Benjamin, Harvey Mudd College -
In view of the difficulties with the public perception of mathematics, books like this can only help make the subject more approachable and less scary, and this particular book will be especially helpful to anyone wishing to bring an additional splash of color to a mathematics lecture for a general audience.
David Acheson, Jesus College, Oxford
