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Micro-Maths

Mathematical problems and theorems to consider and solve on a computer

  • Textbook
  • © 1984

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Authors:
  1. Keith Devlin
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Table of contents (16 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Computer mathematics reaches its prime

    • Keith Devlin
    Pages 1-10

  3. Pi and chips

    • Keith Devlin
    Pages 11-16

  4. Formulas for primes

    • Keith Devlin
    Pages 17-22

  5. The kilderkin approach through a silicon gate

    • Keith Devlin
    Pages 23-27

  6. Colouring by numbers

    • Keith Devlin
    Pages 29-34

  7. The Oxen of the Sun (or how Archimedes’ number came up 2000 years too late)

    • Keith Devlin
    Pages 35-39

  8. 100 year old problem solved

    • Keith Devlin
    Pages 41-45

  9. Mod mathematics 1801 style

    • Keith Devlin
    Pages 47-51

  10. Another slice of pi

    • Keith Devlin
    Pages 53-57

  11. Coincidence?

    • Keith Devlin
    Pages 59-63

  12. Fermat’s Last Theorem

    • Keith Devlin
    Pages 65-70

  13. Seven-up

    • Keith Devlin
    Pages 71-77

  14. Primes and secret codes

    • Keith Devlin
    Pages 79-85

  15. Perfect numbers

    • Keith Devlin
    Pages 87-92

  16. True beyond reasonable doubt

    • Keith Devlin
    Pages 93-97

  17. All numbers great and small

    • Keith Devlin
    Pages 99-101

  18. Back Matter

    Pages 102-103
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