Crimes and Mathdemeanors

Leith Hathout (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

210 Seiten

2017
CRC Press (Verlag)
978-1-138-44236-8 (ISBN)

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A collection of short detective stories, providing challenge for young adults who have graduated beyond the ever-popular "Encyclopedia Brown" mysteries series, and are interested in applying high school level mathematics and physics to solve problems. The main character, Ravi, is a 14-year-old math genius who helps the local police solve cases.

A collection of short detective stories for young adults who are interested in applying high school level mathematics and physics to solving mysteries. The main character is Ravi, a 14-year-old math genius who helps the local police solve cases. Each chapter is a detective story with a mathematical puzzle at its core that Ravi is able to solve. The author invites the reader to solve the case on his or her own and then explains the mathematics used to find the solution to the puzzle. Illustrated by Karl H. Hofmann

Leith Hathout

Preface, Acknowledgments, A Mystery on Sycamore Lane, The Watermelon Swindle, An Adventure at the Grand Canyon, Basketball Intrigue, The Moon Rock, A Theft at Dubov Industries, Murder at The Gambit, A Day at the Racetrack, Bowling Average, Caught on Film, A Mishap at Shankar Chemicals, Almost Expelled, The Urban Jungle, A Snowy Morning on Oak Street, Conclusion, About the Problems

Erscheinungsdatum	28.11.2017
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Gewicht	453 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
ISBN-10	1-138-44236-4 / 1138442364
ISBN-13	978-1-138-44236-8 / 9781138442368
Zustand	Neuware