Mathematical Plums (Dolciani Mathematical Expositions) |  | Creator: Ross Honsberger
Publisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
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Media: Hardcover
Pages: 179
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Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 9 x 5.8 x 0.8
ISBN: 0883853000
Dewey Decimal Number: 512.7
EAN: 9780883853009
Publication Date: June 1979
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Condition: Publisher: Math Assoc. of Amer.Date of Publication: 1996Binding: SoftcoverCondition: Ex-Lib, edge wear, Good cond.Description: 1st Printing 257pp. Actual Title: From Erdos to Kiev Problems of Olympiad Caliber. ISBN 0883853000 The Dolciani Mathematical Expositions Number Seventeen. Fascinating math competition problems with solutions. SKU: 22460 (We give a complete description of the condition of every book. We ship books to USA locations in sturdy cartons not padded envelopes.)
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The plums are large, juicy and sweet January 11, 2007
Charles Ashbacher (Marion, Iowa United States(cashbacher@yahoo.com))
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The plums in this collection are juicy, large and sweet. Honsberger has put together a set of mathematical delights written by some of the best expository writers of mathematics. There are ten different chapters and the titles and authors are as follows:
*) "Chromatic Graphs", by H. L. Dorwat and D. T. Finkbeiner
*) "How to Get (at least) a Fair Share of the Cake", by K. R. Rebman
*) Some Remarkable Sequences of Integers", by R. P. Boas
*) "Existence Out Of Chaos", by S. K. Stein
*) "Some Surprises in Probability", by Ross Honsberger
*) "Anomalous Calculation", by R. P. Boas
*) "A Distorted View of Geometry", by G. D. Chakerian
*) "Convergence, Divergence and the Computer", by R. P. Boas
*) "Kepler's Conics", by Ross Honsberger
*) "The Skewes Number", by R. P. Boas
Written at a level that can be understood by the mathematically sophisticated high school student, these essays could also serve as fodder for college courses in mathematical history. If you are teaching a math class where you require your students to write a paper, then this is a good recommendation for quality, understandable source material.
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