Micro-maths: Mathematical Problems And Theorems To Consider And Solve On A Computer

Micro-maths: Mathematical Problems And Theorems To Consider And Solve On A Computer
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Table of contents : Front Matter....Pages i-xiii Computer mathematics reaches its prime....Pages 1-10 Pi and chips....Pages 11-16 Formulas for primes....Pages 17-22 The kilderkin approach through a silicon gate....Pages 23-27 Colouring by numbers....Pages 29-34 The Oxen of the Sun (or how Archimedes’ number came up 2000 years too late) ....Pages 35-39 100 year old problem solved....Pages 41-45 Mod mathematics 1801 style....Pages 47-51 Another slice of pi....Pages 53-57 Coincidence?....Pages 59-63 Fermat’s Last Theorem....Pages 65-70 Seven-up....Pages 71-77 Primes and secret codes....Pages 79-85 Perfect numbers....Pages 87-92 True beyond reasonable doubt....Pages 93-97 All numbers great and small....Pages 99-101 Back Matter....Pages 102-103

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