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The Magic of Math: Solving for X and Figuring Out Why

Arthur T. Benjamin

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The world's greatest mental mathematical magician takes us on a spellbinding journey through the wonders of numbers

"Arthur Benjamin ... joyfully shows you how to make nature's numbers dance."--Bill Nye

The Magic of Math is the math book you wish you had in school. Using a delightful assortment of examples-from ice-cream scoops and poker hands to measuring mountains and making magic squares-this book revels in key mathematical fields including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and calculus, plus Fibonacci numbers, infinity, and, of course, mathematical magic tricks. Known throughout the world as the "mathemagician," Arthur Benjamin mixes mathematics and magic to make the subject fun, attractive, and easy to understand for math fan and math-phobic alike.

"A positively joyful exploration of mathematics."
-Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Each [trick] is more dazzling than the last."
-Physics World

Pages: 336

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Basic Books

Release: September 08, 2015

ISBN: 0465054722

ISBN 13: 9780465054725

The Magic of Math: Solving for X and Figuring Out Why

Arthur T. Benjamin

3.8/5 ( ratings)

The world's greatest mental mathematical magician takes us on a spellbinding journey through the wonders of numbers

"Arthur Benjamin ... joyfully shows you how to make nature's numbers dance."--Bill Nye

The Magic of Math is the math book you wish you had in school. Using a delightful assortment of examples-from ice-cream scoops and poker hands to measuring mountains and making magic squares-this book revels in key mathematical fields including arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and calculus, plus Fibonacci numbers, infinity, and, of course, mathematical magic tricks. Known throughout the world as the "mathemagician," Arthur Benjamin mixes mathematics and magic to make the subject fun, attractive, and easy to understand for math fan and math-phobic alike.

"A positively joyful exploration of mathematics."
-Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Each [trick] is more dazzling than the last."
-Physics World

Pages: 336

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Basic Books

Release: September 08, 2015

ISBN: 0465054722

ISBN 13: 9780465054725

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