Mathematics Is Not a Spectator Sport

by George Phillips and George M. Phillips

Book Overview

This book introduces the reader to various topics in mathematics and is intended for precocious high school students and college students just beginning their study of mathematics. Topics include the Euclidean algorithm, geometrical constructions created by the Greeks, and ancient Babylonian and Chinese proofs of the Pythagorean theorem.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441920617
• ISBN13: 9781441920614
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"