Math (Fun with Math)

Author: Wang Shuhuo
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: The fun of mathematics is not limited to mathematical games. Some highly practical content in mathematics contains profound mysteries, provoking deep thought and amazement. The fun of mathematics exists in different levels and realms. The fun that a master of mathematics sees will differ from that a primary school student sees. As for this series of books, different readers will derive different pleasures and benefits from it. It can be used as a casual read for leisure and entertainment, helping to alleviate work fatigue and worldly worries; it can serve as a reference for teachers, aiding in enlivening classroom atmosphere and inspiring students' minds; it can also be used as extracurricular reading for students, broadening their horizons, increasing their knowledge, and enhancing their logical thinking skills. Even for university students, graduate students, or even mathematicians, it is beneficial to read. This book presents famous mathematical stories from ancient and modern times in a narrative style, discussing them in an engaging yet insightful manner. For example, the story and game of the decimal and binary systems, the high-level strategies of "Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art" that embed principles in calculations, the derivation of root formulas for cubic and quartic equations, the rabbit sequence and optimal design, Descartes' dream, the painter's paradox, mathematics in population theory, the shape of the roof of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, how to compute graphs, how many anti-aircraft missiles are needed, and how to calculate the completion date of systems engineering? Do you want to be a mathematician? etc. The writing is fluent and vivid, with rigorous yet concise reasoning, making it a popular science book enjoyed by both the educated and the layperson. This book only requires readers to have the foundational knowledge stipulated in the 2003 High School Mathematics Curriculum Standards formulated by the Ministry of Education. We now dedicate this book to all middle school and high school teachers and students, university teachers and students, and all mathematics enthusiasts.