Knots and Surfaces: A Guide to Discovering Mathematics (Mathematical World)
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D.W. Farmer (Author) Theodore B. Stanford (Author)
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In most mathematics textbooks, the most exciting part of mathematics - the process of invention and discovery - is completely hidden from the reader. The aim of ""Knots and Surfaces"" is to change all that. By means of a series of carefully selected tasks, this book leads readers to discover some real mathematics. There are no formulas to memorize; no procedures to follow. The book is a guide: its job is to start you in the right direction and to bring you back if you stray too far. Discovery is left to you. Suitable for a one-semester course at the beginning undergraduate level, there are no prerequisites for understanding the text. Any college student interested in discovering the beauty of mathematics will enjoy a course taught from this book. The book has also been used successfully with non science students who want to fulfill a science requirement. Also available from the AMS by David W. Farmer is ""Groups and Symmetry: A Guide to Discovering Mathematics"". Illustrations
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- Contributor: D.W. Farmer
- Imprint: American Mathematical Society
- ISBN13: 9780821804513
- Number of Pages: 101
- Packaged Weight: 212
- Format: Paperback
- Publisher: American Mathematical Society
- Release Date: 1995-11-30
- Series: Mathematical World
- Binding: Paperback / softback
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