Q.E.D

burkard polster

Q.E.D. presents some of the most famous mathematical proofs in a charming book that will appeal to nonmathematicians and math experts alike. Grasp in an instant why Pythagoras’s theorem must be correct. Follow the ancient Chinese proof of the volume formula for the frustrating frustum, and Archimedes’ method for finding the volume of a sphere. Discover the secrets of pi and why, contrary to popular belief, squaring the circle really is possible. Study the subtle art of mathematical domino tumbling, and find out how slicing cones helped save a city and put a man on the moon.

Genres mathematicssciencenonfictiondesignart

60 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1,2004

Series

Wooden Books

This edition

Format: 60 pages, Hardcover
Published: October 1, 2004 by Gardners Books
ISBN: 9781904263302
ASIN: 1904263305
Language: English

About the author

burkard polster

Burkard Polster is a maths lecturer, and Monash University's resident Mathemagician, mathematical juggler, origami expert, bubble-master, shoelace charmer, and Count von Count impersonator. When he is not doing fun mathematics he has fun investigating perfect mathematical universes.

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