The Universal Book of Mathematics
ISBN 0471270474 | | |
The Universal Book of Mathematics: From Abracadabra to Zeno's Paradoxes (2004) is a bestselling book by British author
David Darling
.
Summary
The book is presented in a dictionary format. The book is divided into headwords, which, as the title suggests, run from Abracadabra to Zeno's paradoxes.
The book also provides relevant diagrams and illustrations.
Errors
The first edition of the book had several errors which were fixed in later editions. Several famous scientists have sent in corrections to the
Reception
The book has been praised by
Problems and Puzzles mentioned in the book have been discussed and debated several times by several major mathematicians.[4]
See also
- David Darling (astronomer)
- Mathematics
References
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