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Mathematician's Delight by W. W. Sawyer ISBN: 0486462404 Dover Publications Price: $12.95 click here to see this book "Recommended with confidence" by The Times Literary Supplement, this lively survey starts with arithmetic and algebra and gradually proceeds to trigonometry and calculus. The author, who is internationally renowned for his innovative teaching methods, offers insights into the pleasures of mathematics that will appeal to readers of all backgrounds. 1943 edition. Reprint of the Penguin Books, Ltd., London, 1943 edition. Table of Contents for Mathematician's Delight I. The Approach to Mathematics 1. The Dread of Mathematics 2. Geometry—The Science of Furniture and Walls 3. The Nature of Reasoning 4. The Strategy and Tactics of Study II. On Certain Parts of Mathematics 5. Arithmetic 6. How to Forget the Multiplication Table 7. Algebra—the Shorthand of Mathematics 8. Ways of Growing 9. Graphs, or Thinking in Pictures 10. Differential Calculus—the Study of Speed 11. From Speed to Curves 12. Other Problems of Calculus 13. Trigonometry, or How to Make Tunnels and Maps 14. On Backgrounds 15. The Square Root of Minus One

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