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Mythematics: Solving the Twelve Labors of Hercules
How might Hercules, the most famous of the Greek heroes, have used mathematics to complete his astonishing Twelve Labors? From conquering the Nemean Lion and cleaning out the Augean Stables, to capturing the Erymanthean Boar and entering the Underworld to defeat the three-headed dog Cerberus, Hercul...
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Princeton University Press
2009
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author | Huber, Michael |
author_facet | Huber, Michael |
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description | How might Hercules, the most famous of the Greek heroes, have used mathematics to complete his astonishing Twelve Labors? From conquering the Nemean Lion and cleaning out the Augean Stables, to capturing the Erymanthean Boar and entering the Underworld to defeat the three-headed dog Cerberus, Hercules and his legend are the inspiration for this book of fun and original math puzzles. While Hercules relied on superhuman strength to accomplish the Twelve Labors, Mythematics shows how math could have helped during his quest. How does Hercules defeat the Lernean Hydra and stop its heads from multip |
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spelling | cern-13196602021-04-22T01:11:47Zhttp://cds.cern.ch/record/1319660engHuber, MichaelMythematics: Solving the Twelve Labors of HerculesMathematical Physics and MathematicsHow might Hercules, the most famous of the Greek heroes, have used mathematics to complete his astonishing Twelve Labors? From conquering the Nemean Lion and cleaning out the Augean Stables, to capturing the Erymanthean Boar and entering the Underworld to defeat the three-headed dog Cerberus, Hercules and his legend are the inspiration for this book of fun and original math puzzles. While Hercules relied on superhuman strength to accomplish the Twelve Labors, Mythematics shows how math could have helped during his quest. How does Hercules defeat the Lernean Hydra and stop its heads from multipPrinceton University Pressoai:cds.cern.ch:13196602009 |
spellingShingle | Mathematical Physics and Mathematics Huber, Michael Mythematics: Solving the Twelve Labors of Hercules |
title | Mythematics: Solving the Twelve Labors of Hercules |
title_full | Mythematics: Solving the Twelve Labors of Hercules |
title_fullStr | Mythematics: Solving the Twelve Labors of Hercules |
title_full_unstemmed | Mythematics: Solving the Twelve Labors of Hercules |
title_short | Mythematics: Solving the Twelve Labors of Hercules |
title_sort | mythematics: solving the twelve labors of hercules |
topic | Mathematical Physics and Mathematics |
url | http://cds.cern.ch/record/1319660 |
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