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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface xi
- Acknowledgements xiii
- Chapter one. Shannon’s Free Lunch 1
- Chapter Two. Counting Dots 25
- Chapter Three. Fermat’s Little Theorem and Infinite Decimals 41
- Chapter Four. Strange Curves 63
- Chapter Five. Shared Birthdays, Normal Bells 83
- Chapter Six. Stirling Works 109
- Chapter Seven. Spare Change, Pools of Blood 127
- Chapter Eight. Fibonacci’s Rabbits Revisited 153
- Chapter Nine. Chasing the Curve 189
- Chapter Ten. Rational and Irrational 219
- Index 247
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents vii
- Preface xi
- Acknowledgements xiii
- Chapter one. Shannon’s Free Lunch 1
- Chapter Two. Counting Dots 25
- Chapter Three. Fermat’s Little Theorem and Infinite Decimals 41
- Chapter Four. Strange Curves 63
- Chapter Five. Shared Birthdays, Normal Bells 83
- Chapter Six. Stirling Works 109
- Chapter Seven. Spare Change, Pools of Blood 127
- Chapter Eight. Fibonacci’s Rabbits Revisited 153
- Chapter Nine. Chasing the Curve 189
- Chapter Ten. Rational and Irrational 219
- Index 247