Marc Chamberland
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xii, 226 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The numbers one through nine have remarkable mathematical properties and characteristics. For instance, why do eight perfect card shuffles leave a standard deck of cards unchanged? Are there really "six degrees of separation" between all pairs of people? And how can any map need only four colors to ensure that no regions of the same color touch? In Single Digits, Marc Chamberland takes readers on a fascinating exploration of small numbers, from one...