| Author: | Ian Duff | ISBN: | 9781370863051 |
| Publisher: | Ian Duff | Publication: | May 13, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ian Duff |
| ISBN: | 9781370863051 |
| Publisher: | Ian Duff |
| Publication: | May 13, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
Opening boxes, running down an up escalator, swimming lengths, using a map print side down, a circular billiard table, cropping paper, the geometry of perspective, calculus-free optimisation – you’ll find this and much more in these 274 problems. To tackle them all you’ll need a clear logical mind and familiarity with basic algebra, geometry, trigonometry, probability, equations of motion under constant acceleration and elementary differentiation. Many of the problems will be clearer if a diagram of some sort is drawn. There is no purist assumption that you'll tackle all of them only by pencil and paper methods or by pure cerebration – some kind of computer search may well be preferable, or even necessary, in some cases. Minimal numerical/descriptive solutions are given at the end but no detailed working, in the hope that you’ll find the journey as interesting as the destination.
The aim of this ebook is simple - to give those of you who like this sort of thing a lot of mathematical entertainment and interest. The cost is modest, the cost per problem is tiny and quite a bit can be seen without charge anyway.
Opening boxes, running down an up escalator, swimming lengths, using a map print side down, a circular billiard table, cropping paper, the geometry of perspective, calculus-free optimisation – you’ll find this and much more in these 274 problems. To tackle them all you’ll need a clear logical mind and familiarity with basic algebra, geometry, trigonometry, probability, equations of motion under constant acceleration and elementary differentiation. Many of the problems will be clearer if a diagram of some sort is drawn. There is no purist assumption that you'll tackle all of them only by pencil and paper methods or by pure cerebration – some kind of computer search may well be preferable, or even necessary, in some cases. Minimal numerical/descriptive solutions are given at the end but no detailed working, in the hope that you’ll find the journey as interesting as the destination.
The aim of this ebook is simple - to give those of you who like this sort of thing a lot of mathematical entertainment and interest. The cost is modest, the cost per problem is tiny and quite a bit can be seen without charge anyway.
