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    Fun With Math And π: Genius of Ancient Mathematicians
    Fun With Math And π: Genius of Ancient Mathematicians
    Fun With Math And π: Genius of Ancient Mathematicians
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    Fun With Math And π: Genius of Ancient Mathematicians

    By Terry Nettle

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    Through the lively conversations of a grandfather with his grandchildren, this book explores the magic and beauty of mathematics and the genius of the mathematicians of the ancient worlds.

     

    A number of chapters are devoted to the fun and magic of mathematics and include many innovative and insightful derivations of the many interesting mathematical formulae related to various solid shapes. These are of special interest to both new and old learners of mathematics.

    The question of whether such amazing mathematics is invented or discovered is examined, as well as the magic of the ubiquitous π, and the importance of mathematics to all fields of science and social science.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTerry Nettle
    Release dateJun 21, 2021
    ISBN9798201937027
    Fun With Math And π: Genius of Ancient Mathematicians

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      Fun With Math And π - Terry Nettle

      Chapter 1.  Fun With Mathematics

      It's early in the morning . At breakfast table, grandpa said to the girls: "My dear children, have you ever wondered what we will be without math? How can life go on without math? You use math everyday; you use it at home to work out the things you have and the things you need to do; you use it in schools to work on the school work; you use it at the supermarkets to work out the money you are spending; and you use it in every science projects that you do.

      Chapter 2.  Invented Or Discovered?

      "H ave you ever wondered whether math is something that is invented by humans, or is something that is discovered by humans in the long history of humankind? This seems to be a very challenging and deep question to ask. The answer is definitely difficult to give. But it does not change the fact that this question is the very essence of what math really mean to how the whole human race manages to survive and thrive in the hostile external environment.

      "Well, I can tell you that the answer to the questions is both.

      "You see, children, math is something that humans work out for themselves to cope with their daily lives like working out the cost of everything, the food and things that we have and we need, and the days and seasons of the years. This must be invention. right?

      "But, at the same time, math

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