Professor Higgins's Problem Collection

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Peter M. Higgins (Professor in Pure Mathematics, Professor in Pure Mathematics, University of Essex)

Professor Higgins's Problem Collection

Peter M. Higgins (Professor in Pure Mathematics, Professor in Pure Mathematics, University of Essex)

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Oxford University Press
16 June 2017

Mathematics & Sciences; Sudoku & number puzzles

What can you do with your maths? You can use it to thoroughly understand all manner of things that cannot be dealt with in any other way. This book serves up a variety of problems and shows how mathematics answers them. Topics range from cracking codes to the persistence of recessive genes; from logic puzzles to classical geometry; and from planetary motion questions to predicting the market share of competing companies. And there are other problems where the mathematics itself is intrinsically surprising and interesting.

By: Peter M. Higgins (Professor in Pure Mathematics Professor in Pure Mathematics University of Essex)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 250g
ISBN: 9780198755470
ISBN 10: 0198755473
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 16 June 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Number 2: Algebra 3: Geometry & Shape 4: Chance & Combinations 5: Movement

Born in Australia and having worked both there and in California, Peter Higgins moved with his wife and four children to Essex University in Colchester in 1990 where he has worked ever since. He is a research algebraist, a writer of popular mathematics books, and inventor of the puzzle type Circular Sudoku. In 2013 he was made a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications and won the Premio Peano prize for the best book about mathematics published in Italy in 2012.

Reviews for Professor Higgins's Problem Collection

This is the nicest organization of problems and solutions that Ive seen, as it makes it easy not to accidentally see the answer too early, but also doesnt require bookmarking two spots in the book. Overall, this is a nice collection of problems, with a good amount of variation in the problem types. * Megan Patnott, MAA Reviews *