Mathematik Für Sonntagmorgen50 Geschichten Aus Mathematik Und Wissenschaft

by George G. Szpiro

Die wenigsten von uns sind Mathegenies, und es gehört schon fast zum guten Ton, wenn man zugibt, nichts von Mathematik zu verstehen. Hier schafft George G. Szpiro Abhilfe. In leicht verständlicher Sprache erzählt er von der Mathematik und von berühmten Mathematikern, von gelösten und ungelösten Problemen, von Theorien und mathematischen Knobeleien. Eine Einladung in die spannende Welt der Zahlen.

Genres: Nonfiction, Mathematics, German Literature

236 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2008

About the author

George G. Szpiro is an Israeli-Swiss applied mathematician and journalist, who has emerged as a writer of popular science books.

Reviews

[Elisabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

Reading this book is like listening to the ramblings of a dotty math-professor relative over family holidays. It's engaging, informative, occasionally baffling, and mostly accessible to the non-mathematician. Of particular interest are the 'people' pieces about various interesting mathematicians - some of whom don't actually exist - and also the crossovers between math and 'real life'.

Recommended for people interested in math and its applications, whether or not you're any good at it.

[Andrea · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun facts, yet some concepts are not as easy to grasp as the title suggests