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Cargando... The Joy of Thinking: The Beauty and Power of Classical Mathematical Ideaspor Michael Starbird, Edward B. Burger
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The world of mathematics contains some of the greatest ideas of humankind--tideas comparable to the works of Shakespeare, Plato, and Michelangelo. These mathematical ideas can add texture, beauty, and wonder to your life, without being a mathematician! This course explores the fourth dimension, coincidences, fractals, aesthetics, the allure of number, geometry, and how great mathematical ideas arise, along with learning to think abstractly, to grasp insightful strategies for approaching, enjoying, and understanding the world--not what is traditionally thought of as mathematics. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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Course Lecture Titles
1. Great Ideas that Bring Our World into Focus
2. How Many? Counting Surprises
3. Fermat's Last Theorem and the Allure of Number
4. Pining for Nature's Numbers
5. Sizing up the Fibonacci Numbers
6. The Sexiest Rectangle
7. The Hidden Beauty of the Golden Rectangle
8. The Pythagorean Theorem and Geometry of Ellipses
9. Not-so-Platonic Relationships in Platonic Solids
10. Hunting for a Sixth Platonic Solid
11. Is There a Fourth Dimension? Can We See It?
12. The Invisible Art of the Fourth Dimension
13. A Twisted Idea—The Möbius Band
14. A One-Sided, Sealed Surface—The Klein Bottle
15. Ordinary Origami—Creating Beautiful Patterns
16. Unfolding Paper to Reveal a Fiery Fractal
17. Fractals—Infinitely Complex Creations
18. Fractal Frauds of Nature
19. Chance Surprises—Measuring Uncertainty
20. Door Number Two or Door Number Three?
21. Great Expectations—Weighing the Uncertain Future
22. Random Thoughts—Randomness in Our World
23. How Surprising are Surprising Coincidences?
24. Life Lessons Learned from Mathematical Thinking