Math in the Fun

Author: Zhang Jingzhong
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The fun of mathematics is not limited to mathematical games. Some of the 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 may differ from what a primary school student sees. As for this series of books, different readers will derive different pleasures and benefits from them. 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 to enliven classroom atmosphere and inspire students' minds; it can also be used as extracurricular reading for students to broaden their horizons, gain knowledge, and develop logical thinking skills. Even for university students, graduate students, or even mathematicians with a high level of mathematical literacy, it is beneficial to read. The author has made great efforts to blend the famous recreational mathematics of Martin Gardner with George Polya's discovery techniques, as much as possible localizing all the content, and using a smooth and flowing style of scientific essays to touch the readers' hearts and resonate with them. The book is divided into 10 aspects, covering numbers and shapes, logic, games, ancient and modern problems, probability and operations research, cycles and regression, mapping and inversion, literature and art, calligraphy and architecture, and more, unfolding a kaleidoscopic mathematical with each chapter.