Bibliograph

Proofs without words, exercises in visual thinking, Roger B. Nelsen

Type

Label

Proofs without words, exercises in visual thinking, Roger B. Nelsen

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-152) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Proofs without words

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

29664480

Responsibility statement

Roger B. Nelsen

Series statement

Classroom resource materials, no. 1

Sub title

exercises in visual thinking

Summary

Proofs without words are generally pictures or diagrams that help the reader see why a particular mathematical statement may be true, and how one could begin to go about proving it. While in some proofs without words an equation or two may appear to help guide that process, the emphasis is clearly on providing visual clues to stimulate mathematical thought. The proofs in this collection are arranged by topic into five chapters: Geometry and algebra; Trigonometry, calculus and analytic geometry; Inequalities; Integer sums; and Sequences and series. Teachers will find that many of the proofs in this collection are well suited for classroom discussion and for helping students to think visually in mathematics

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Geometry & algebra -- Trigonometry, calculus & analytic geometry -- Inequalities -- Integer sums -- Sequences & series -- Miscellaneous -- Sources -- Index of names

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