Mathematics: The Man-Made Universe (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Sherman K. Stein (PDF)

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Anyone can appreciate the beauty, depth, and vitality of mathematics with the help of this highly readable text, specially developed from a college course designed to appeal to students in a variety of fields. Readers with little mathematical background are exposed to a broad range of subjects chosen from number theory, topology, set theory, geometry, algebra, and analysis. Starting with a survey of questions on weight, the text discusses the primes, the fundamental theorem of arithmetic, rationals and irrationals, tiling, tiling and electricity, probability, infinite sets, and many other topics. Each subject illustrates a significant idea and lends itself easily to experiments and problems. Useful appendices offer an overview of the basic ideas of arithmetic, the rudiments of algebra, suggestions on teaching mathematics, and much more, including answers and comments for selected exercises.

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⭐I worked through this entire book over a two-year period. I learned a lot from it and recommend it highly to anyonewho needs to learn math.The book has an interesting approach, and presents subjects from topology to geometric construction. There is an emphasis on puzzle solving with mathematical thinking: pigeon-holing; parity; strange algebras; and number theory arecovered in a logical but accessible manner. The least dry math text I’ve ever read!

⭐I liked this book and I hated this book. If I were reading this book for my own enjoyment or in conjunction with a more formal text then it is an interesting and informaive read…even enjoyable at times. If you are in a class that uses it as the sole text then you will have to rely on the professor to fill in the blanks which may be a bad thing as it was in my case. I had the version with the green cover and it’s contents are totally in black and white, the graphics are horrible in many cases and do not reproduce well if making copies. Not a good text for a course but a great book for personal enjoyment.

⭐It is very informative.It tells a lot about diverse subjects in the field of the mathematics.i really like how this book is written

⭐Chapter on memory wheels was great. READERS Should also check Sloane’s Website on Integer Sequences where many more integer sequences should be of interest.

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