An award-winning science writer introduces us to mathematics using the extraordinary equation that unites five of mathematics' most important numbers Bertrand Russell wrote that mathematics can exalt "as surely as poetry." This is especially true of one equation: ei(pi) + 1 = 0, the brainchild of Leonhard Euler, the Mozart of mathematics. More than two centuries after Euler's d...(展开全部)

Mathematics, that breathtaking invention of ours that reveals the tiniest particles of matter and takes us to the outermost reaches of the cosmos, is found by many people to be intimidating. In The Universe and the Teacup, K. C. Cole demystifies mathematics and shows us-with humor and wonderfully accessible stories-why math need not be frightening. Using the O. J. Simpson trial...(展开全部)

柯爾　K. C. Cole 美國南加州大學安納堡傳播學院教授，《洛杉磯時報》科學專欄作家（1994年迄今），經常在《紐約客》、《紐約時報》、《新聞週刊》、《華盛頓郵報》、《哥倫比亞新聞評論》等媒體發表文章。 1995年、2004年、2005年三度獲得「美國最佳科學寫作獎」，200 2年獲得「美國最佳科學與自然寫作獎」。 由於頻頻獲獎，而有「科學寫作界之達文西」的封號。 著有《數學與頭腦相遇的地方》（The Universe and the Teacup）、《物理與頭腦相遇的地方》（First You Build a Cloud）等書。 柯爾女士成長於巴西首都里約熱內盧、美國紐約州，曾在東歐待過數年，早年的寫作焦點在政治評論與女性議題。 1980年代，與舊金山探險博物館（Exploratorium）創辦人法蘭克．歐本海默（Frank Oppenheim...(展开全部)

Leonhard Euler’s polyhedron formula describes the structure of many objects—from soccer balls and gemstones to Buckminster Fuller’s buildings and giant all-carbon molecules. Yet Euler’s theorem is so simple it can be explained to a child. From ancient Greek geometry to today’s cutting-edge research, Euler’s Gem celebrates the discovery of Euler’s beloved polyhedron formula and ...(展开全部)

An introduction to writing proofs, presented through compelling mathematical statements with interesting elementary proofs. This book offers an introduction to the art and craft of proof-writing. The author, a leading research mathematician, presents a series of engaging and compelling mathematical statements with interesting elementary proofs. These proofs capture a wide range...(展开全部)

Many of the great minds of the past used mathematics to explore and then define the principal laws of nature. In this way

Many of the great minds of the past used mathematics to explore and then define the principal laws of nature. In this way

An introduction to writing proofs, presented through compelling mathematical statements with interesting elementary proofs. This book offers an introduction to the art and craft of proof-writing. The author, a leading research mathematician, presents a series of engaging and compelling mathematical statements with interesting elementary proofs. These proofs capture a wide range...(展开全部)

Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) was a man of faith: by evening he led the family Bible study, and by day he manipulated infinite series and assigned limits also by faith, if not by sight. Lacking clear definitions and useful theorems for the concepts of function, limit, and convergence, unencumbered by logical rigor, and despite progressive blindness, Euler did not hesitate to inve...(展开全部)

Leonhard Euler (1707-1783) was a man of faith: by evening he led the family Bible study, and by day he manipulated infinite series and assigned limits also by faith, if not by sight. Lacking clear definitions and useful theorems for the concepts of function, limit, and convergence, unencumbered by logical rigor, and despite progressive blindness, Euler did not hesitate to inve...(展开全部)