The Beauty of Everyday Mathematics

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Imagine that you’ve finally found a parking space after a long and harrowing search, but are now encountering some difficulty in trying to enter this space. Wouldn’t it be great if you knew a formula that allowed you to enter the space without difficulty? Are you annoyed because your soda can doesn’t 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-law’s 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.”

Author(s): Norbert Herrmann (auth.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 2012

Language: English
Pages: 138
Tags: Mathematics, general;Education (general);Physics, general;Popular Science, general;Science, general

Front Matter....Pages i-xiii
The Soda Can Problem....Pages 1-12
The Mirror Problem....Pages 13-21
The Leg Problem....Pages 23-31
The Sketch Problem....Pages 33-39
The Parallel Parking Problem....Pages 41-58
The Parking Garage Problem....Pages 59-65
The 85th Birthday Problem....Pages 67-80
The Slippery-Ice or Bread-Slicing Problem....Pages 81-92
The Snail–Racehorse Problem....Pages 93-98
The Discus Thrower Problem....Pages 99-105
The Beer Coaster Problem....Pages 107-118
The Toasting Problem....Pages 119-128
The Heart Problem....Pages 129-134
Back Matter....Pages 135-138