[PDF.08tf] Four Colors Suffice: How the Map Problem Was Solved (Princeton Science Library)

Four Colors Suffice: How the Map Problem Was Solved (Princeton Science Library)

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 | #1060607 in Books |  2013-11-10 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.33 x.47 x6.13l,.85 | File type: PDF | 224 pages

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||0 of 2 people found the following review helpful.| Five Stars|By Richard F. Tompkins|Great book.|5 of 5 people found the following review helpful.| Fascinating saga|By wiredweird|I'm no fan of history, normally, but Wilson has done what so vanishingly few others ever have: he actually makes it interesting. He first defines the Four Color Conjecture, as it was known for over a c| |"The simplicity of the four-color conjecture is deceptive. Just how deceptive is made clear by Robin Wilson's delightful history of the quest to resolve it. . . . Four Colors Suffice is strewn with good anecdotes, and the author . . . proves himself ski

On October 23, 1852, Professor Augustus De Morgan wrote a letter to a colleague, unaware that he was launching one of the most famous mathematical conundrums in history--one that would confound thousands of puzzlers for more than a century. This is the amazing story of how the "map problem" was solved.

The problem posed in the letter came from a former student: What is the least possible number of colors needed to fill in any map (real or invented) so that neig...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Four Colors Suffice: How the Map Problem Was Solved (Princeton Science Library)   |  Robin Wilson. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.

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