Mathematical Fallacies And Paradoxes
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Mathematical Fallacies And Paradoxes
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Author : Bryan Bunch
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-10-16
Mathematical Fallacies And Paradoxes written by Bryan Bunch and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-16 with Mathematics categories.
Stimulating, thought-provoking analysis of the most interesting intellectual inconsistencies in mathematics, physics, and language, including being led astray by algebra (De Morgan's paradox). 1982 edition.
Mathematical Fallacies And Paradoxes
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Author : Bryan Bunch
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 1997-07-01
Mathematical Fallacies And Paradoxes written by Bryan Bunch and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-07-01 with Mathematics categories.
Stimulating, thought-provoking analysis of the most interesting intellectual inconsistencies in mathematics, physics, and language, including being led astray by algebra (De Morgan's paradox). 1982 edition.
One Equals Zero And Other Mathematical Surprises
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Author : Nitsa Movshovitz-Hadar
language : en
Publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
Release Date : 2013
One Equals Zero And Other Mathematical Surprises written by Nitsa Movshovitz-Hadar and has been published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Mathematical recreations categories.
"Originally published by Key Curriculum Press"--t.p.
Sleight Of Mind
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Author : Matt Cook
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2021-08-03
Sleight Of Mind written by Matt Cook and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-03 with Mathematics categories.
This “fun, brain-twisting book . . . will make you think” as it explores more than 75 paradoxes in mathematics, philosophy, physics, and the social sciences (Sean Carroll, New York Times–bestselling author of Something Deeply Hidden). Paradox is a sophisticated kind of magic trick. A magician’s purpose is to create the appearance of impossibility, to pull a rabbit from an empty hat. Yet paradox doesn’t require tangibles, like rabbits or hats. Paradox works in the abstract, with words and concepts and symbols, to create the illusion of contradiction. There are no contradictions in reality, but there can appear to be. In Sleight of Mind, Matt Cook and a few collaborators dive deeply into more than 75 paradoxes in mathematics, physics, philosophy, and the social sciences. As each paradox is discussed and resolved, Cook helps readers discover the meaning of knowledge and the proper formation of concepts—and how reason can dispel the illusion of contradiction. The journey begins with “a most ingenious paradox” from Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance. Readers will then travel from Ancient Greece to cutting-edge laboratories, encounter infinity and its different sizes, and discover mathematical impossibilities inherent in elections. They will tackle conundrums in probability, induction, geometry, and game theory; perform “supertasks”; build apparent perpetual motion machines; meet twins living in different millennia; explore the strange quantum world—and much more.
Riddles In Mathematics
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Author : Eugene P Northrop
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2014-08-20
Riddles In Mathematics written by Eugene P Northrop and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-08-20 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
"Math enthusiasts of all ages will delight in this collection of more than 200 riddles drawn from every mathematical discipline. Only an elementary background is needed to enjoy and solve the tremendous variety of puzzles, which include riddles based on geometry, trigonometry, algebra, infinity, probability, and logic. Includes complete solutions and 113 illustrations"--
Paradoxes In Probability Theory
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Author : William Eckhardt
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2012-09-26
Paradoxes In Probability Theory written by William Eckhardt and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09-26 with Mathematics categories.
Paradoxes provide a vehicle for exposing misinterpretations and misapplications of accepted principles. This book discusses seven paradoxes surrounding probability theory. Some remain the focus of controversy; others have allegedly been solved, however the accepted solutions are demonstrably incorrect. Each paradox is shown to rest on one or more fallacies. Instead of the esoteric, idiosyncratic, and untested methods that have been brought to bear on these problems, the book invokes uncontroversial probability principles, acceptable both to frequentists and subjectivists. The philosophical disputation inspired by these paradoxes is shown to be misguided and unnecessary; for instance, startling claims concerning human destiny and the nature of reality are directly related to fallacious reasoning in a betting paradox, and a problem analyzed in philosophy journals is resolved by means of a computer program.
Hexaflexagons Probability Paradoxes And The Tower Of Hanoi
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Author : Martin Gardner
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2008-09
Hexaflexagons Probability Paradoxes And The Tower Of Hanoi written by Martin Gardner and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09 with Mathematics categories.
The first of fifteen updated editions of the collected Mathematical Games of Martin Gardner, king of recreational mathematics.
Paradoxes
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Author : Hamza E. Alsamraee
language : en
Publisher: Curious Math Publications
Release Date : 2020-09-10
Paradoxes written by Hamza E. Alsamraee and has been published by Curious Math Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-09-10 with Mathematics categories.
Does .999?=1? Can you cut and reassemble a sphere into two identically sized spheres? Is the consistency of mathematical systems unprovable? Surprisingly, the answer to all of these questions is yes! And at the heart of each question, there lies paradox. For millennia, paradoxes have shaped mathematics and guided mathematical progress forwards. From the ancient paradoxes of Zeno to the modern paradoxes of Russell, paradoxes remind us of the constant need to revamp our mathematical understanding. It is for this reason that paradoxes are so important. Paradoxes: Guiding Forces in Mathematical Exploration provides a survey of mathematical paradoxes spanning a wide variety of topics. It delves into each paradox mathematically, philosophically, and historically, and attempts to provide a full picture of how paradoxes contributed to the progress of mathematics and guided it in many ways. In addition, it discusses how paradoxes can be useful as educational tools. All of that, plus the fact that it is written in a way that is accessible to anyone with a high school background in mathematics! Entertaining and educational, this book will appeal to any reader looking for a mathematical and philosophical challenge.
The Pea And The Sun
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Author : Leonard M. Wapner
language : en
Publisher: CRC Press
Release Date : 2005-04-29
The Pea And The Sun written by Leonard M. Wapner and has been published by CRC Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-04-29 with Mathematics categories.
Take an apple and cut it into five pieces. Would you believe that these five pieces can be reassembled in such a fashion so as to create two apples equal in shape and size to the original? Would you believe that you could make something as large as the sun by breaking a pea into a finite number of pieces and putting it back together again? Neither did Leonard Wapner, author of The Pea and the Sun, when he was first introduced to the Banach-Tarski paradox, which asserts exactly such a notion. Written in an engaging style, The Pea and the Sun catalogues the people, events, and mathematics that contributed to the discovery of Banach and Tarski's magical paradox. Wapner makes one of the most interesting problems of advanced mathematics accessible to the non-mathematician.
Fads And Fallacies In The Name Of Science
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Author : Martin Gardner
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2012-05-04
Fads And Fallacies In The Name Of Science written by Martin Gardner and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-04 with Science categories.
Fair, witty appraisal of cranks, quacks, and quackeries of science and pseudoscience: hollow earth, Velikovsky, orgone energy, Dianetics, flying saucers, Bridey Murphy, food and medical fads, and much more.