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Mathematics for the Imagination provides an accessible and entertaining investigation into mathematical problems in the world around us. From world navigation, family trees, and calendars to patterns, tessellations, and number tricks, this informative and fun new book helps you to understand the maths behind real-life questions and rediscover your arithmetical mind. This is a follow-up to the popular Mathematics for the Curious, Peter Higgins’s first investigation into real-life mathematical problems. A highly involving book which encourages the reader to enter into the spirit of mathematical exploration.

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Language English ● Format PDF ● ISBN 9780191647413 ● Publisher OUP Oxford ● Published 2002 ● Downloadable 6 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 2485375 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM

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