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A Mathematical Tour - Chris Bernhardt

A Mathematical Tour

By: Chris Bernhardt, Denis Bell

Hardcover | 11 March 2025 | Edition Number 1

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A Mathematical Tour introduces readers to a selection of mathematical topics chosen for their centrality, importance, historical significance, and intrinsic appeal and beauty. The book is written to be accessible and interesting to readers with a good grounding in high school level mathematics and a keen sense of intellectual curiosity. Each chapter includes a short history of the topic, statements and discussion of important results, illustrations, user-friendly exercises, and suggestions for further reading. This book is intended to be read for pleasure but could also be used for a Topics course in Mathematics or as a supplementary text in a History of Mathematics course.

Features

  • contains a selection of accessible mathematical topics
  • exercises that elucidate, and sometimes enlarge on, the topics
  • suitable for readers with knowledge of high school mathematics

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