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020			_a9781107601734
028			_a: Donated by Prof. Amber Habib.
082			_a510 BOL
100			_aBollobás, Béla.
245			_aThe art of mathematics _b: coffee time in Memphis. _c/ Béla Bollobás.
260			_a, New York _b: Cambridge University Press _c, 2006.
300			_a xv, 359 pages _b : illustrations _c; 24 cm.
365			_bDonated
505			_aPart I. The Problems Part II. The Hints Part III. The Solutions
520			_aCan a Christian escape from a lion? How quickly can a rumour spread? Can you fool an airline into accepting oversize baggage? Recreational mathematics is full of frivolous questions in which the mathematician's art can be brought to bear. But play often has a purpose, whether it's bear cubs in mock fights, or war games. In mathematics, it can sharpen skills, or provide amusement, or simply surprise, and collections of problems have been the stock-in-trade of mathematicians for centuries. Two of the twentieth century's greatest players of problem posing and solving, Erdos and Littlewood, are the inspiration for this collection, which is designed to be sipped from, rather than consumed, in one sitting. The questions themselves range in difficulty: the most challenging offer a glimpse of deep results that engage mathematicians today; even the easiest are capable of prompting readers to think about mathematics. All come with solutions, many with hints, and most with illustrations. Whether you are an expert, or a beginner, oran amateur, this book will delight for a lifetime.
650			_aMathematics
650			_aMathematics Problems
650			_aRecreatieve wiskunde
650			_aapplied mathematics
700			_aBéla Bollobás
942			_cBOOK
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