Books that bring out the element of play in mathematics are lamentably
rare, so Edward J. Barbeau’s Power Play is valuable. He quests enthusiastically
for patterns in our number system, uncovering valuable insights and links to the
latest work. All you need is some basic algebra. Published by The Mathematical
Association of America, $29, ISBN 0883855232.
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