The Call of the Primes: Surprising Patterns, Peculiar Puzzles, and Other Marvels of Mathematics

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Owen O'Shea

The Call of the Primes

Surprising Patterns, Peculiar Puzzles, and Other Marvels of Mathematics

Owen O'Shea

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Prometheus
04 July 2016

Mathematics & Sciences; Mathematics; Puzzles & quizzes; Sudoku & number puzzles

This sampler of entertaining mathematical diversions reveals the elegance and extraordinary usefulness of mathematics for readers who think they have no aptitude for the subject. If you like any kind of game at all, you'll enjoy the amazing mathematical puzzles and patterns presented here in straightforward terms that any layperson can understand. From magic squares and the mysterious qualities of prime numbers to Pythagorean triples, probability theory, the Fibonacci sequence, and more, the author shows that math can be fun while having some profound implications.

Such ubiquitous mathematical entities as pi and the Fibonacci numbers are found throughout the natural world and are also the foundation of our technological civilization. By exploring the intriguing games presented here, you'll come away with a greater appreciation for the beauty and importance of these and many more math concepts.

This is the perfect book for people who were turned off by math in school but now as adults wonder what they may have missed.

By: Owen O'Shea
Imprint: Prometheus
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 422g
ISBN: 9781633881488
ISBN 10: 1633881482
Pages: 270
Publication Date: 04 July 2016
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Owen O Shea is the author (with Underwood Dudley) of The Magic Numbers of the Professor and fifteen articles in the Journal of Recreational Mathematics. He is employed by the Irish Government s Department of Defence.

Reviews for The Call of the Primes: Surprising Patterns, Peculiar Puzzles, and Other Marvels of Mathematics

Praise for The Magic Numbers of the Professor If you are a fan of number coincidences this is a book to drool over. It consists of page after page of relationships between numbers and events. Owen O Shea has an amazing ability to identify curious combinations of numbers .he has a very accurate sense for these relationships. Journal of Recreational Mathematics