The Universal Book of Mathematics: From Abracadabra to Zeno's Paradoxes.DAVID DARLING David Darling may refer to:
With extended entries that go beyond simple definitions, this unusual book explains concepts, profiles mathematicians, documents unsolved theorems, and describes the tools of the math trade. By making understandable topics ranging from common fractions to a Julia set In complex dynamics, the Julia set  of a holomorphic function ,
Darling ushers readers into the world of recreational mathematics. Along
the way, he brings to light many interesting, offbeat off·beat n. Music An unaccented beat in a measure. adj. Slang Not conforming to an ordinary type or pattern; unconventional: offbeat humor. facts. Readers learn what monsters, moonshine moonshine Toxicology Illicitly distilled whiskey. See Lead poisoning, Saturnine gout. , and 24-dimensional oranges have in common, how one infinity can be larger than another, and why you can't drink from a Klein bottle. A number of entries include history. Multiple cross-references and illustrations clarify fine points of some of the 1,800 entries. At the back of the book are answers to the puzzles presented throughout. Wiley, 2004, 383 p., b&w photos/illus., hardcover, $40.00. |
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