A delightful collection of articles about people who claim they have achieved the mathematically impossible (squaring the circle, duplicating the cube); people who think they have done something they have not (proving Fermat's Last Theorem); people who pray in matrices; people who find the American Revolution ruled by the number 57; people who have in common eccentric mathematical views, some mild (thinking we should count by 12s instead of 10s), some bizarre (thinking that second-order differential equations will solve all ...
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A delightful collection of articles about people who claim they have achieved the mathematically impossible (squaring the circle, duplicating the cube); people who think they have done something they have not (proving Fermat's Last Theorem); people who pray in matrices; people who find the American Revolution ruled by the number 57; people who have in common eccentric mathematical views, some mild (thinking we should count by 12s instead of 10s), some bizarre (thinking that second-order differential equations will solve all problems of economics, politics and philosophy). This is a truly unique book. It is written with wit and style and is a part of folk mathematics.
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Add this copy of Mathematical Cranks (Spectrum) to cart. $10.43, fair condition, Sold by Goodwill Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hillsboro, OR, UNITED STATES, published 1996 by Mathematical Association of America.
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384 pp., Paperback, faint wear to covers else text clean & binding tight. -If you are reading this, this item is actually (physically) in our stock and ready for shipment once ordered. We are not bookjackers. Buyer is responsible for any additional duties, taxes, or fees required by recipient's country.
Add this copy of Mathematical Cranks (Spectrum) to cart. $35.00, good condition, Sold by Conover Books rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Martinsville, VA, UNITED STATES, published 1992 by American Mathematical Society.
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Good. 1st Printing. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. pp. 372. Minor edge and corner wear; lightly scuffed and scratched; spine is gently creased as well as the front of the wrapper; some light shelf wear; ex-library with the usual library markings; overall a nice used copy! Color illustrated wrapper with red and black lettering. 372 informative and educational pages! "A delightful collection of articles about people who claim they have achieved the mathematically impossible (squaring the circle, duplicating the cube); people who think they have done something they have not (proving Fermat's Last Theorem); people who pray in matrices; people who find the American Revolution ruled by the number 57; people who have in common eccentric mathematical views, some mild (thinking we should count by 12s instead of 10s), some bizarre (thinking that second-order differential equations will solve all problems of economics, politics and philosophy). This is a truly unique book. It is written with wit and style and is a part of folk mathematics....."
Add this copy of Mathematical Cranks (Spectrum Series) to cart. $73.16, good condition, Sold by Literary Cat Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Machynlleth, Powys, WALES, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1992 by The Mathematical Association of America.
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Very Good- 0883855070. Former owner's name on verso front cover. Some pages with neat mathematical annotations in pencil. Bottom spine a little creased. Slight wear to spine, covers & corners.; Spectrum; Octavo; x, 372 pages.
