Mathematical Gems II

Ross Honsberger9780883853023, 0883853027

Ross Honsberger is the author of several best-selling and enthusiastically reviewed books published by the Mathematical Association of America. Mathematical Gems II follows and strengthens the tradition established by Honsberger. It has something for everyone – students, teachers, and armchair mathematicians alike. Here you will find gems from elementary combinatorics, number theory, and geometry. Each essay contains historical commentary, interesting anecdotes, mathematical background, and a careful discussion built around a famous problem, theorem, or mathematician. It also contains a collection of fascinating and illuminating exercises related to the topics of the essays.