Mathematical Amazements and Surprises Virginia Judson McNeil including graduation tests

including graduation tests

showing in each case that there is much room for doubt

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Also included are instructions for a Presepio (a traditional Italian manger scene) and a Pinocchio marionette

Sons et sens presents a unique cultural approach to French pronunciation for English-speaking students

Mathematical Amazements and Surprises Virginia Judson McNeil including graduation testsWhat are the odds of finding two people who share the same birth date in a room of thirty five? Most people would guess they're pretty low. In actuality, the probability is better than 80 percent. This is just one of many entertaining examples of mathematical curiosities presented in this book. If you have been waiting for a book that will evoke the delight and intrigue that mathematics has to offer, this is the book for you. Mathematics educators