Magnificent Mistakes in Mathematics - Paperback
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Availability:In StockContributor:Alfred S. Posamentier, Ingmar LehmannPublish date:2013-08-13Pages:308
Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781616147471ISBN-10:1616147474UPC:9781616147471Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, ReferenceSize:9.29 x 6.27 x 0.92 inchesWeight:1.2214Product ID:SCC87MKA5N
Magnificent Mistakes in Mathematics
In the nineteenth century, English mathematician William Shanks spent fifteen years calculating the value of pi, setting a record for the number of decimal places. Later, his calculation was reproduced using large wooden numerals to decorate the cupola of a hall in the Palais de la Découverte in Paris. However, in 1946, with the aid of a mechanical desk calculator that ran for seventy hours, it...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781616147471ISBN-10:1616147474UPC:9781616147471Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, ReferenceSize:9.29 x 6.27 x 0.92 inchesWeight:1.2214Product ID:SCC87MKA5N
Alfred S. Posamentier is dean of the School of Education and professor of mathematics education at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Previously, he had the same positions at the City College of the City University of New York for forty years. He has published over fifty-five books in the area of mathematics and mathematics education, including The Fabulous Fibonacci Numbers (with Ingmar...
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