Mathematics and the Imagination

Edward Kasner, James Roy Newman

Courier Corporation, Jan 1, 2001 - Mathematics - 380 pages

Anyone who gambles, plays cards, loves puzzles, or simply seeks an intellectual challenge will love this amusing and thought-provoking book. With wit and clarity, the authors deftly progress from simple arithmetic to calculus and non-Euclidean geometry. "Charming and exciting."  — Saturday Review of Literature. Includes 169 figures.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Mathematics and the Imagination; Dover Books on Mathematics Series; Dover Classics of Science and Mathematics
• Authors: Edward Kasner, James Roy Newman
• Edition: illustrated, unabridged, reprint
• Publisher: Courier Corporation, 2001
• ISBN: 0486417034, 9780486417035
• Length: 380 pages
• Subjects: Mathematics / Geometry / Non-Euclidean; Mathematics / Logic; Mathematics / Recreations & Games; Science / General