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A stimulating excursion into pure mathematics aimed at "the mathematically traumatized, " but great fun for mathematical hobbyists and serious mathematicians as well. Requiring only high school algebra as mathematical background, the book leads the reader from simple graphs through planar graphs, Euler's formula, Platonic graphs, coloring, the genus of a graph, Euler walks, Hamilton walks, and a discussion of The Seven Bridges of Konigsberg. E...

How unique and definitive is Euclidean geometry in describing the "real" space in which we live? Richard Trudeau confronts the fundamental question of truth and its representation through mathematical models in The Non-Euclidean Revolution. First, the author analyzes geometry in its historical and philosophical setting, second, he examines a revolution every bit as significant as the Copernican revolution in astronomy and the Darwinian revolut...

Aimed at "the mathematically traumatized, " this text offers nontechnical coverage of graph theory, with exercises. Discusses planar graphs, Euler's formula, Platonic graphs, coloring, the genus of a graph, Euler walks, Hamilton walks, more. 1976 edition.

Richard Trudeau confronts the fundamental question of truth and its representation through mathematical models in The Non-Euclidean Revolution. First, the author analyzes geometry in its historical and philosophical setting, second, he examines a revolution every bit as significant as the Copernican revolution in astronomy and the Darwinian revolution in biology, third, on the most speculative level, he questions the possibility of absolute kn...