Describes billiards and their relation with differential geometry, classical mechanics, and geometrical optics. This book covers such topics as variational principles of billiard motion, and symplectic geometry of rays of light and integral geometry. It is
Describes billiards and their relation with differential geometry, classical mechanics, and geometrical optics. This book covers such topics as variat...
Consists of thirty lectures on diverse topics, covering much of the mathematical landscape. This title helps reader learn numerous results that often belong to neither the standard undergraduate nor graduate curriculum and discover connections between clas
Consists of thirty lectures on diverse topics, covering much of the mathematical landscape. This title helps reader learn numerous results that often ...
There is a tradition in Russia that holds that mathematics can be both challenging and fun. One fine outgrowth of that tradition is the magazine, Kvant, which has been enjoyed by many of the best students since its founding in 1970. The articles in Kvant assume only a minimal background, that of a good high school student, yet are capable of entertaining mathematicians of almost any level. Sometimes the articles require careful thought or a moment's work with a pencil and paper. However, the industrious reader should be generously rewarded by the elegance and beauty of the subjects.
There is a tradition in Russia that holds that mathematics can be both challenging and fun. One fine outgrowth of that tradition is the magazine, Kvan...