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Imperfect but well worthwhile: 100 Great Problems of Elementary Mathematics
“100 Great Problems of Elementary Mathematics” is translated from “Triumph der Mathematik,” originally published in German. The title describes the book well enough. Its articles describe not only the mathematics behind the solution of each well-known problem, but also the identities of the innovators and the time frame in which each labored.Although no fault of the author or the translator, I do think that some of the notation and also the labeling in its diagrams should be more “au courant:” Some of its diagrams actually use Roman numerals! One annoying thing I found was that in three related sections — 68. (Euler’s Tetrahedron Problem), 69. (The Shortest Distance Between Skew Lines), and 70. (The Sphere Circumscribing a Tetrahedron) — the translator seemed not to know the difference between “area” and “volume.” I also found typos elsewhere in the book. (In other settings a typo might not be serious; in a mathematics book, well …)Despite these slight deficiencies, I consider the book quite worthwhile. In fact, I have worn out five copies in my decades-long acquaintance with it.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2015
Although no fault of the author or the translator, I do think that some of the notation and also the labeling in its diagrams should be more “au courant:” Some of its diagrams actually use Roman numerals! One annoying thing I found was that in three related sections — 68. (Euler’s Tetrahedron Problem), 69. (The Shortest Distance Between Skew Lines), and 70. (The Sphere Circumscribing a Tetrahedron) — the translator seemed not to know the difference between “area” and “volume.” I also found typos elsewhere in the book. (In other settings a typo might not be serious; in a mathematics book, well …)
Despite these slight deficiencies, I consider the book quite worthwhile. In fact, I have worn out five copies in my decades-long acquaintance with it.
Imperfect but well worthwhile: 100 Great Problems of Elementary Mathematics
Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2015
“100 Great Problems of Elementary Mathematics” is translated from “Triumph der Mathematik,” originally published in German. The title describes the book well enough. Its articles describe not only the mathematics behind the solution of each well-known problem, but also the identities of the innovators and the time frame in which each labored.Reviewed in the United States on October 28, 2015
Although no fault of the author or the translator, I do think that some of the notation and also the labeling in its diagrams should be more “au courant:” Some of its diagrams actually use Roman numerals! One annoying thing I found was that in three related sections — 68. (Euler’s Tetrahedron Problem), 69. (The Shortest Distance Between Skew Lines), and 70. (The Sphere Circumscribing a Tetrahedron) — the translator seemed not to know the difference between “area” and “volume.” I also found typos elsewhere in the book. (In other settings a typo might not be serious; in a mathematics book, well …)
Despite these slight deficiencies, I consider the book quite worthwhile. In fact, I have worn out five copies in my decades-long acquaintance with it.
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