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Pythagoras' Revenge: A Mathematical Mystery

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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Princeton University Press (May 10, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0691049556
  • ISBN-13: 978-0691049557
  • Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.7 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #825,909 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Pythagoras' Revenge
By Gordon Parker on July 6, 2009
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Anyone with some knowledge of mathematics is familiar with the Pythagorean theorem, for a right triangle the square of the hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squares of the sides. What is probably not known is the history of Pythagoras himself. Born in the sixth century BC he developed during his lifetime into a philosopher and mathematician, leader of a group of followers obsessed with the idea that through numbers one could explain the concepts of the world. He left no written record of his philosophy. The fictional account here details the action of various groups seeking a so called manuscript written by Pythagoras. The well written narrative with its many twists and surprises will keep readers eager to follow its development. There are digressions intermingled with the story introducing various mathematical concepts.
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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
original and entertaining math-thriller
By Grant Cairns on December 12, 2009
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This is an original and entertaining math-thriller. Its strength is the care and detail that have gone into the historical elements, and into the threading of the various plot lines. It is a peculiar novel; it reads like an action thriller for teenage boys, but the main protagonist is an aging, and rather unsympathetic academic. And at it its heart, one has to suspend disbelief over two rather indigestible tenants: that the key figures would play along with the notion of reincarnation, and that the modern day Pythagorean sect would be so powerful. But these are completely consistent with the Pythagorean theme, and the book displayed a remarkable coherency. I hesitated between rating it 4 or 5, but was convinced by the appendices, notes and bibliography. The author put a lot of effort into this book. If you like math-fiction, you will very likely enjoy this. I did.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
A literary jewel
By Aubert Daigneault on August 24, 2009
Format: Hardcover
Masterfully written gripping plot with unexpected ending.
Fully suspenseful all along.
Mathematically instructive even for the novice.
Philosophically challenging.
Technically well documented.
Historically substantiated.
Vividly depicting numerous colourful characters, old and recent times and obscure places.
Highly recommended.
A literary jewel.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Poorly Written, Zero Momentum, Minimal Math
By ajw on October 11, 2013
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It seemed to me that this book's goal was to be a Dan Brown / "Da Vinci Code"-like story with mathematical elements in it: ancient documents, shadowy groups, academic problem solvers, a few goons, etc. It starts off promisingly with an interesting use of a mathematical proof to introduce one of the characters into the story. However, the rest of the book is entirely unsatisfying. There's almost nothing about the characters that makes you care for them, or even remember which one is which, as there's very little character development. There's almost nothing that makes you want to turn the pages faster: a few times I thought, ah, I see how this will get exciting, only to find that the narrative petered out into boring "stuff happened". There's no mystery, really, only a plot that just fizzles out. As for the math, it's really very limited and has almost no relevance to the story. If you don't like math, you'll wonder why you're reading about it; if you do like math (as I do), you'll find it's very basic stuff, has no bearing on anything, and you're not likely to learn anything new or interesting. About the only merits are that you may learn a bit about the history of Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans, though hardly enough to be edifying philosophically, historically, or mathematically.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Math a la Dan Brown
By Michael Sporer on May 15, 2014
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Moderately interesting math in a rapidly moving story that ends up nowhere. While mildly entertaining, the lack of a coherent ending left me slightly disappointed. If you don't remember your high school geometry or prime number introductions, some of the story leaves you a bit lost. Good for the beach as it is entertaining enough. Not strongly recommended.
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