Shakuntala Devi (1929–2013)
Autore di Figuring the Joy of Numbers
Sull'Autore
Opere di Shakuntala Devi
Perfect Murder 2 copie
The world of homosexuals 2 copie
1285 More Puzzles to Puzzle You 1 copia
1215 The Book of Numbers 1 copia
Figuring Made Easy 1 copia
أيقظي العبقرية الكامنة في طفلك 1 copia
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1929-11-04
- Data di morte
- 2013-04-21
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- India
- Luogo di nascita
- Bangalore, India
- Luogo di morte
- Bangalore, India
- Luogo di residenza
- Bangalore, India
- Attività lavorative
- Mathematician
Mental arithmetic prodigy
Utenti
Recensioni
Figuring: The joy of numbers di Shakuntala Devi
This unusual book was written by a woman who has come up with an alternative way to figure equations. Each math problem is shown as a table, a method entirely different than the standard math I was taught. The Library of Congress cataloged this book as gaming with numbers. If it works, who cares how you arrived at the result?
Original... Maddening... and irresistible! Here are over 300 tantalizing puzzles, brain-teasers and riddles by one of the greatest mathematical geniuses of the twentieth century, Shakuntala Devi, popularly known as the 'human computer'. The puzzles include every possible type of mathematical recreation; time and distance problems, age and money riddles, puzzles involving geometry and elementary algebra, and, just plain straight thinking. Often entertaining, but always stimulating, the puzzles included in the book offer hours of fun and relaxation.… (altro)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 22
- Utenti
- 228
- Popolarità
- #98,697
- Voto
- 3.0
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 21
- Lingue
- 1