Do I Count?: Stories from Mathematics 1st Edition by Gunter M. Ziegler (PDF)

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The subject of mathematics is not something distant, strange, and abstract that you can only learn about—and often dislike—in school. It is in everyday situations, such as housekeeping, communications, traffic, and weather reports. Taking you on a trip into the world of mathematics, Do I Count? Stories from Mathematics describes in a clear and captivating way the people behind the numbers and the places where mathematics is made.Written by top scientist and engaging storyteller Günter M. Ziegler and translated by Thomas von Foerster, the book presents mathematics and mathematicians in a manner that you have not previously encountered. It guides you on a scenic tour through the field, pointing out which beds were useful in constructing which theorems and which notebooks list the prizes for solving particular problems. Forgoing esoteric areas, the text relates mathematics to celebrities, history, travel, politics, science and technology, weather, clever puzzles, and the future. Can bees count?Is 13 bad luck?Are there equations for everything?What’s the real practical value of the Pythagorean Theorem?Are there Sudoku puzzles with fewer than 17 entries and just one solution?Where and how do mathematicians work?Who invented proofs and why do we need them?Why is there no Nobel Prize for mathematics?What kind of life did Paul Erdős lead?Find out the answers to these and other questions in this entertaining book of stories. You’ll see that everyone counts, but no computation is needed.

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⭐I grew up (as did all the mathematicians of my generation) with E.T. Bell’s classic “men of mathematics”, that with all its flaws, was andwould, remain a classic, in portraying great mathematicians as flesh and blood humans.While different in scope, I am sure that this book would be sure to be a classic. Guenter Ziegler, in addition to his “day job” asone of the greatest experts in the world in combinatorial geometry, is also one of the greatest mathematical popularizers alive today.His “Proofs from the Book”, with Martin Aigner, is already a classic, but intended for professionals (and future professionals).”Do I count” is a wonderful blend of stories (and not only!, you would learn some fascinating hard facts as well), that would appealto everyone, both “laymen”, and professionals. I particularly LOVED Chapter 9, with the vivid, witty, and heartwarming portraits of fivefascinating mathematicians, all so different from each other, showing that mathematical people are at least as diverse, in their personalities, as the members of the complement set of people.

⭐excellent

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