The Beauty of Everyday Mathematics [Paperback]

Imagine that youve finally found a parking space after a long and harrowing search, but are now encountering some difficulty in trying to enter this space. Wouldnt it be great if you knew a formula that allowed you to enter the space without difficulty? Are you annoyed because your soda can doesnt remain upright during a picnic? Would you like to know why a mirror swaps right and left, but not top and bottom? Are you looking for a mathematical speech to toast your mother-in-laws 85th birthday? Or do you want to give your heart away mathematically? Dr. Norbert Herrmann provides amusing and entertaining solutions to these and many other problems that we encounter in everyday situations.

A book for teachers, students of mathematics, and anybody who likes unusual and amusing calculations.

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This entertaining volume on the ubiquity of mathematical principles in everyday life is packed with anecdotes, formulae, calculations and conjuring tricksss that explain phenomena such as the fact that mirrors swap left and right, but not up and down.

Preface.- The Soda Can Problem.- The Mirror Problem.- The Leg Problem.- The Sketch Problem.- the Parallel Parking Problem.- The Parking Garage Problem.- the 85th Birthday Problem.- The Slippery-Ice of Bread-Slicing Problem.- the Snail-Racehorse Problem.- The Discus Thrower Problem.- The Beer Coaster Problem.- the Toasting Problem.- The Heart Problem.- Index.

From the reviews:

The book offers a collection of thirteen problems that may be encountered in everyday life. The problems are easy to understand, and their mathematical interpretation is not too demanding. & book is attractive for a more wide range of readership, including university students, mathematicians, scientists, and people looking for entertainment in an educational setting. Teachers of mathematics at college or at undergraduate level may find interesting ideló&