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Knots and Surfaces: A Guide to Discovering Mathematics

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Knots and Surfaces: A Guide to Discovering Mathematics - Farmer, David W
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In most mathematics textbooks, the most exciting part of mathematics - the process of invention and discovery - is completely hidden from the student. The aim of Knots and Surfaces is to change all that. Knots and Surfaces guides the reader through Euler's formula, one and two-sided surfaces, and knot theory using games and examples. By means of a series of carefully selected tasks, this book leads the reader on to discover some real mathematics. There are no formulas to memorize; no procedures to follow. This book is a ...

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Knots and Surfaces: A Guide to Discovering Mathematics 1996, American Mathematical Society(RI)

ISBN-13: 9780821804513

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