"Magical Mathematics" reveals the secrets of amazing, fun-to-perform card tricks - and the profound mathematical ideas behind them - that will astound even the most accomplished magician. Persi Diaconis and Ron Graham provide easy, step-by-step instructions for each trick, explaining how to set up the effect and offering tips on what to say and do while performing it. Each card...(展开全部)

The author of The Joy of Mathematics explores the mathematics of nature, literature and art. This fascinating look at the surprising ways mathematics influences the everyday world takes an abstract universe and anchors it to the "real" worlds of science, history and the arts in an intriguing way. Photos and line drawings.

The author of The Joy of Mathematics explores the mathematics of nature, literature and art. This fascinating look at the surprising ways mathematics influences the everyday world takes an abstract universe and anchors it to the "real" worlds of science, history and the arts in an intriguing way. Photos and line drawings.

提默·艾德勒(Mortimer J.Adler，1902—2001)，大英百科全书委员会主席，哲学研究所所长，阿斯彭研究所名誉理事，著有《如何阅读一本书》《每个人的亚里士多德》《哲学的迷途》《如何听如何说》等，以主编《西方世界的经典》并担任1974年第十五版《大英百百科全书》的编辑指导而闻名于世。

美国著名数学史家。1934年在弗吉尼亚大学获学士学位，第二年为哈佛硕士，然后在普林斯顿大学继续学习，1948年获俄勒冈州立大学数学博士学位。 20世纪40年代以来，他相继在纽约锡拉丘兹大学、普吉特湾大学和俄勒冈州立大学任教，1954年到新成立的缅因州立大学，直到1976年退休。退休以后，他“像从美国最东的顶点滚下的石头”，从缅因州立大学的Machias和Lubec分校直到东南角的中佛罗里达大学。 他一生写过30本书，200多篇论文。两卷《几何考察》是他的权威著作，而两卷《数学史上的里程碑》是他关于数学历史的43个精彩演讲。 2004年6月6日去世，享年93岁。 {以上资料来源于《数学圈3》中译本序}

From the pyramids and the Parthenon to the Sydney Opera House and the Bilbao Guggenheim, this book takes readers on an eye-opening tour of the mathematics behind some of the world's most spectacular buildings. Beautifully illustrated, the book explores the milestones in elementary mathematics that enliven the understanding of these buildings and combines this with an in-depth l...(展开全部)

Following Bridge of Sighs —a national best seller hailed by The Boston Globe as “an astounding achievement” and “a masterpiece”—Richard Russo gives us the story of a marriage, and of all the other ties that bind, from parents and in-laws to children and the promises of youth. Griffin has been tooling around for nearly a year with his father’s ashes in the trunk, but his mot...(展开全部)

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas s...(展开全部)