Mathematical Essays and Recreations
by Hermann Schubert
Publisher: The Open Court Publishing 1898
ISBN/ASIN: 1440056706
Number of pages: 159
Description:
The mathematical essays and recreations in this volume are by one of the most successful teachers and text-book writers of Germany. The essays of Professor Schubert are, from a logical and esthetic side, full of suggestions for elementary mathematical teachers and students, as well as for non-mathematical readers.
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