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Foreword
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Figures xiii
- Foreword xv
- Chapter 1. The First Labor: The Nemean Lion 1
- Chapter 2. The Second Labor: The Lernean Hydra 13
- Chapter 3. The Third Labor: The Hind Of Ceryneia 20
- Chapter 4. The Fourth Labor: The Erymanthian Boar 29
- Chapter 5. The Fifth Labor: The Augean Stables 41
- Chapter 6. The Sixth Labor: The Stymphalian Birds 53
- Chapter 7. The Seventh Labor: The Cretan Bull 69
- Chapter 8. The Eighth Labor: The Horses Of Diomedes 76
- Chapter 9. The Ninth Labor: The Belt Of Hippolyte 89
- Chapter 10. The Tenth Labor: Geryon’s Cattle 104
- Chapter 11. The Eleventh Labor: The Apples Of The Hesperides 118
- Chapter 12. The Twelfth Labor: Cerberus 134
- Appendix A: The Labors And Subject Areas Of Mathematics 147
- Appendix B: Hercules Before The Labors 151
- Appendix C: The Authors Of The Hercules Myth 154
- Appendix D:The Laplace Transform 161
- Appendix E: Solution To The Sudoku Puzzles 164
- Bibliography 167
- Index 171
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- List of Figures xiii
- Foreword xv
- Chapter 1. The First Labor: The Nemean Lion 1
- Chapter 2. The Second Labor: The Lernean Hydra 13
- Chapter 3. The Third Labor: The Hind Of Ceryneia 20
- Chapter 4. The Fourth Labor: The Erymanthian Boar 29
- Chapter 5. The Fifth Labor: The Augean Stables 41
- Chapter 6. The Sixth Labor: The Stymphalian Birds 53
- Chapter 7. The Seventh Labor: The Cretan Bull 69
- Chapter 8. The Eighth Labor: The Horses Of Diomedes 76
- Chapter 9. The Ninth Labor: The Belt Of Hippolyte 89
- Chapter 10. The Tenth Labor: Geryon’s Cattle 104
- Chapter 11. The Eleventh Labor: The Apples Of The Hesperides 118
- Chapter 12. The Twelfth Labor: Cerberus 134
- Appendix A: The Labors And Subject Areas Of Mathematics 147
- Appendix B: Hercules Before The Labors 151
- Appendix C: The Authors Of The Hercules Myth 154
- Appendix D:The Laplace Transform 161
- Appendix E: Solution To The Sudoku Puzzles 164
- Bibliography 167
- Index 171