Q.E.D.: BEAUTY IN MATHEMATICAL PROOF

Book ID/图书代码： 14060004B05676

English Summary/英文概要： Q.E.D. PRESENTS SOME OF THE MOST famous mathematical proofs in a charming book that will appeal to nonmathematicians and math experts and aficionados alike. Grasp in an instant why Puthagoras’s theorem must be correct. Follow the ancient Chinese proof for the formulas of pyramids, and learn Archimedes’ method for finding the area of a circle and the volume of a sphere. Discover the secrets of pi and why squaring the circle really is possible. Study the subtle art of mathematical domino tumbling and find out how slicing cones helped save a city and put a man on the Moon. Q.E.D. takes readers deep into mathematical thought by examining why well-known theorems and formulas are true and presenting them in a visually exciting form.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 本书用图形的形式展示了一些著名数学证明的美，无论是数学专家，数学爱好者，还是数学的门外汉，都会被这些图形的美吸引和震撼。例如：为什么毕达哥拉斯定理一定是正确的；古代中国人对棱锥体公式的证明；阿基米德如何发现求圆面积和球体积的方法；圆周率pi是如何发现的从而使求圆面积成为可能；数学多米诺骨牌倒塌的精妙艺术；圆锥曲线如何帮助拯救一座城市和把人送上月球，等等。

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About the Author/作者介绍： Burkard Polster是墨尔本一所大学的数学家，他的其他著作有：“魔术数学”和“几何图形集”。

Format:HARDCOVER

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