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Chargement... Mathematical Fallacies and Paradoxespar Bryan Bunch
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. About every month or so, diagrams go around social media proving various paradoxes. From proving 2 = 3, or that certain infinite series converge to -1/12, these proofs often use fallacious logic or hidden steps to achieve their ends. Bryan Bunch’s Mathematical Fallacies and Paradoxes collects eight such examples to help broaden our understanding of both logic and math. Be wary, though, this is not for the faint heart. Bunch’s paradoxical exploration looks at simple divide-by-zero proofs, then looks at linguistic and philosophical paradoxes, and on to geometrical oddities and ancient paradoxes (including Zeno’s paradox). Each one is a step up from the previous so as to ease the reader to the math involved. Bunch does, however, assume some level of mathematical literary on the part of the reader. Back in the day, I entertained the idea of becoming a mathematician, but my love of literature and language got the better of me. So, for me, Bunch’s collection was a little nostalgic, dusting off a few unused areas of my brain. All in all, it’s a perplexing book, but in a good way. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Stimulating, thought-provoking analysis of a number of the most interesting intellectual inconsistencies in mathematics, physics, and language. Delightful elucidations of methods for misunderstanding the real world of experiment (Aristotle's Circle paradox), being led astray by algebra (De Morgan's paradox), and other mind-benders. 1982 edition. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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The book would have been better structured around the more unique examples and their history rather than presented as a puzzler. ( )