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“Number Devil” and “Unknown Quantity” present mathematics as flight of fantasy
By Lynn, Nov 26, 2007 at 5:17 pm
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When does mathematics become a flight of imagination where a prime number is called prima donna, a square root transforms to rutabaga and Pascal’s Triangle becomes a number triangle? It all happens in the Number Devil: A Mathematical Adventure, cleverly and lightly penned by Hans Magnus Enzensberger. The author writes simply and provides exquisite examples […]