Elegant Numbers

Anyone who works with numbers or studies the sciences sees mathematical patterns everywhere. There are patterns within formulas, graphs, tables, and proofs. The book Elegant Numbers is a compilation of many of these interesting and unusual mathematical relationships. Within these pages a person can find patterns and symmetries between fractions and formulas, number series and sequences, and even prime numbers and Pascal's Triangle. And if that isn't enough, there is a chapter on the Sierpinski Triangle; another chapter on finding Pythagorean Triples; and yet another chapter with a myriad of methods of multiplying two numbers together. The purpose of this book is to share with the reader many of these amazing mathematical patterns and relationships. Each chapter is filled with examples of these patterns, and while there are a few basic proofs; the book does not rely on proofs to bring out the elegance that can be found within the many examples shown. In fact, you don't need anything more than an interest in numbers and a basic understanding of Algebra to enjoy this book. Elegant Numbers is a Math book that just might surprise you, and defi nitely one that you'll come back to again and again.