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Author O'Shea, Owen, 1956-

Title The call of the primes : surprising patterns, peculiar puzzles, and other marvels of mathematics / by Owen O'Shea.

Publication Info. Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2016.

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Location Call No. Status
 Enfield, Main Library - Adult Department  510 OSH    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  510 O'SHEA    Check Shelf
 Simsbury Public Library - Non Fiction  510 O'SHEA    DUE 05-11-24
Description 330 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Summary 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.
Subject Mathematical recreations.
Numbers, Prime.
Magic squares.
Square root.
Magic squares. (OCoLC)fst01005506
Mathematical recreations. (OCoLC)fst01012120
Numbers, Prime. (OCoLC)fst01041241
Square root. (OCoLC)fst01131088
Other Form: Online version: O'Shea, Owen, 1956- Call of the primes. Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2016 9781633881495 (DLC) 2016007466
ISBN 9781633881488 (pbk.)
1633881482 (pbk.)
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