"A Mathematical Tour

A Mathematical Tour introduces readers to a selection of mathematical topics chosen for their centrality importance historical significance and intrinsic appeal and beauty. The book is written to be accessible and interesting to readers with a good grounding in high school level mathematics and a keen sense of intellectual curiosity. Each chapter includes a short history of the topic statements and discussion of important results illustrations user-friendly exercises and suggestions for further reading. This book is intended to be read for pleasure but could also be used for a Topics course in Mathematics or as a supplementary text in a History of Mathematics course. Features contains a selection of accessible mathematical topics exercises that elucidate and sometimes enlarge on the topics suitable for readers with knowledge of high school mathematics