Prime Curios!: The Dictionary of Prime Number Trivia by Chris K. Caldwell (PDF)

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This is a dictionary of prime number trivia, an eclectic collage of miscellaneous facts. A few of these tidbits have deep mathematical significance, but many are simple observations which require no mathematics. For example, in what year did England make it illegal to jail a jury for returning the “wrong” decision? What was Jenny’s phone number in Tommy Tutone’s hit song? What is the highest number of votes a candidate received for the U.S. Presidency while incarcerated? Other results are quasi-mathematical, such as those having to do with the shape or representation of a number. Consider the prime 18181: This number is the same forwards, backwards, and even upside down–do you know how many of these primes there are? Can a prime be small and even, and at the same time, large and odd? The heart of our book is the 235-page dictionary of 2151 curios about 1095 different primes recorded dictionary style as brief entries, with over 150 tables and figures.

User’s Reviews

Editorial Reviews: About the Author Chris K. Caldwell is a professor of mathematics and statistics at the University of Tennessee at Martin. He earned his PhD in Mathematics at the University of California at Berkeley and did his undergraduate work at California State University East Bay. His areas of research include prime number theory and the use of computers (especially the World Wide Web) to teach mathematics. G. L. Honaker, Jr. lives in Bristol, Virginia. A graduate of Virginia Intermont College, he has taught mathematics and science at a juvenile detention center for over 17 years. His enthusiasm for prime numbers is the driving force behind the online collection: “Prime Curios!” He also enjoys chess and teaching the solution to Rubik’s Cube to those of all ages.

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐As someone who has been interested in prime numbers for nearly fifty years, I very much loved this book. It’s the only book I know of that was born as a website. It’s the type of book that I found hard to put down once I started reading it. It actually was a major influence for me to write my own book on prime numbers. Bruce Pyne

⭐This book will surprise and astound you. It is a collection of facts, some relevant, some tangentially associated with particular prime numbers. It is a perfect filler for idle minutes as each prime number is presented separately. One could say the book is not dense, but is a compact cover. It will appeal to a wide age range. Some of the information is so esoteric as to delight the simulacra of Euler still on the quest for the holy grail of mathematics.

⭐Authoritative and a great deal of fun. Is it possible to cover everything about prime numbers…well, not the Riemann Hypothesis in detail, butclose enough. It touches on hypotheses that I had never heard of and pursues unproven conjectures with great clarity. This is a book to be read with great care and you will be happy learning about the HAPPY Primes less than 100, beginning with the first happy prime: 7

⭐I like some of the trivia in this book, but a lot of primes with not much to recommend them were included. In many cases the trivia provided seems like filler meant to simply increase the size of the book. In other cases the trivia provided is way too abstruse for the general reader.I think this book could be greatly improved by being slimmed down and sold for $ 9.95 or less. I would never pay the list price again.I think the idea behind the book is a good one, but 2.5 stars is the highest I can rate it.

⭐Lots of neat “nuggets” and off-beat information! The format of the book made it easy to look up particular numbers of interest. Great for a casual fun read.

⭐Any math geek (or anyone curious about prime numbers) will enjoy this book. I like how each entry is short and interesting.

⭐A bit dissapointing. Not what I expected.

⭐a must have, total fun, makes me find again the joy of mathematics. recommended to all scientists and curious readers.

⭐Beautiful book! I came around this book while searching internet for primes following quest of Cicada 3301. Book contains valuable and detailed information for all primes with huge amount of interesting facts from life and mathematics on each prime listed. For all lovers of mathematics, primes and beauty of logic!

⭐A good book about prime numbers alot of interesting info

⭐Muy entretenido, una autentica delicia. LLeno de datos curiosos e interesante sobre los números primos. Totalmente recomendable para los amantes de las Matemáticas.This book sums up “all” prime numbers and everything we “need to know” about them. It’s all geek data going from the very geek61 – the first prime overlooked by Mersenne in his erroneous list of exponentsto29 – TWENTY NINE can be written out with exactly 29 toothpicks.Not a book you would read. Something for a doctor’s waiting cabinet or for the toilet but at times amusing.

⭐Interessante e anche simpatico

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