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Dit prachtig geïllustreerde wiskundeboek bevat 250 van de meest intrigerende mijlpalen uit de geschiedenis van de wiskunde. Op originele wijze beschrijft de auteur Pickover de stellingen, reeksen, functies, uitvindingen, problemen et cetera. Het…

Science is based not only on observation and experiment, but on theory as well. As Einstein said, “Theory tells us what to measure.” And theories are often crystallized into succinct calculations, like those made using Einstein's famous E = mc2. This…

 In het begin van deze eeuw ontstond onder de wiskundigen een heftig debat over de verzamelingenleer van Cantor. Zijn theorie leek de basistheorie van de gehele wiskunde te worden, maar bleek te leiden tot antinomien. Michel Combs stelt het…

Vectors and tensors are among the most powerful problem-solving tools available, with applications ranging from mechanics and electromagnetics to general relativity. Understanding the nature and application of vectors and tensors is critically…

The study of astronomy offers an unlimited opportunity for us to gain a deeper understanding of our planet, the Solar System, the Milky Way Galaxy and the known Universe. Using the plain-language approach that has proven highly popular in Fleisch's…

We live in the Information Age, and much of that information comes to us in the form of numbers. But before numerical information can be useful it must be analysed, interpreted, and assimilated. Unfortunately, teaching the techniques for making sense…