Mathematical circles revisited; a second collection of mathematical stories and anecdotes

Howard Whitley Eves087150121X, 9780871501219

In this follow-up to his successful “In Mathematical Circles”, Howard Eves once again presents a witty and insightful collection of stories pulled straight from contemporary and ancient mathematical history. Eves threads his way around the human element of mathematics–with the historical and cultural folklore that takes math beyond numbers–and introduces you and your students to a side of mathematics you may never have known existed.