Through hard experience mathematicians have learned to subject even the most 'evident' assertions to rigorous scrutiny, as intuition and facile reasoning can often be misleading. However, errors can slip past the most watchful eye, they are often subtle and difficult to detect; but when found they can teach us a lot and can present a real challenge to straighten out. This book collects together a mass of such errors, drawn from the work of students, textbooks, and the media, as well as from professional mathematicians themselves. Each of these items is carefully analysed and the source of the error is exposed. All serious students of mathematics will find this book both enlightening and entertaining.
- ISBN13 9780883855294
- Publish Date 15 June 2000
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 30 November 2016
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Mathematical Association of America
- Format Paperback (US Trade)
- Pages 182
- Language English