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    Cover of The magic of math

    The magic of math

    Arthur Benjamin · 2015

    "The Magic of Math is the math book you wish you had in school. Using a delightful assortment of examples--from ice cream scoops and poker hands to measuring mountains and making magic squares--this book empowers you to see the beauty, simplicity, and truly magical properties behind those formulas and equations that once left your head spinning. You'll learn the key ideas of classic areas of mathematics like arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus, but you'll also have fun fooling around with Fibonacci numbers, investigating infinity, and marveling over mathematical magic tricks that will make you look like a math genius!,"--Amazon.com.

    Mathematics
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    1. Tempest1981Jul 2020
      This may be too basic, but "The Magic of Math" by Arthur Benjamin

      https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24612214-the-magic-of-ma...

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    2. lowleveldesignDec 2017
      You may have a look at “The Magic of Math” [1]. I’m reading it right now and I am loving it. It contains a lot of interesting problems from arithmetics, algebra and geometry. They are well explained and show that math is about creative thinking and not about memorizing equations.

      [1] https://www.amazon.com/Magic-Math-Solving-Figuring-Out/dp/04...

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