Mathematical Beauty Picks (Second Edition)

Author: Zhang Jingzhong Yi Nanxuan
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Publish Date: 2004-10-03
Features: The fun aspects of mathematics. It is not limited to mathematical games. Some content in mathematics has great practical significance, containing profound mysteries that provoke deep thought and surprise. 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. Regarding 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 daily 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, helping to broaden horizons, increase knowledge, and develop logical thinking skills. Even for university students, graduate students, or even mathematicians engaged in research, it will be beneficial upon reading. This book does not systematically discuss the beauty of mathematics but instead extracts and appreciates the splendid fragments of mathematical beauty from an artistic and intellectual perspective. Alternatively, it elaborates on the connection between a certain subject and mathematics, thereby revealing a mathematical beauty. After, one will find it full of charm, and under the influence of beauty, it will evoke emotional resonance and intellectual enlightenment. Readers will not only learn many things beyond what is taught in textbooks but, more importantly, they will learn flexible and diverse ways of thinking and cultivate a spirit of scientific exploration. Therefore, this book is a very beneficial read for readers with a medium level of education, especially for adolescents.