01333nam a2200265Ia 450000500170000000800410001724501190005810000170017726000420019430000310023630000100026750000190027702000180029665000300031465000200034465000190036465000170038365000160040065000250041654600150044152005760045633600090103233700150104133800110105620260803094225.0251212s2016    xx            000 0 und d1 aThe call of the primes : bsurprising patterns, peculiar puzzles, and other marvels of mathematics /cOwen O'Shea.  aO`Shea, Owen  aNew York :bPrometheus Books,cc2016.  a330 pages: billustrations  c23 cm  aIncludes index  a9781633881488  aMathematical recreations.  aNumbers, Prime.  aMagic squares.  aSquare root.  aMATHEMATICS  aRecreations & games.  ain English  aThis sampler of entertaining mathematical diversions reveals the elegance and extraordinary usefulness of mathematics for readers who think they have no aptitude for the subject. If you like any kind of game at all, you`ll enjoy the amazing mathematical puzzles and patterns presented here in straightforward terms that any layperson can understand. From magic squares and the mysterious qualities of prime numbers to Pythagorean triples, probability theory, the Fibonacci sequence, and more, the author shows that math can be fun while having some profound implications.  atext  aunmediated  avolume