Prime suspects the anatomy of integers and permutations /

Integers and permutations--two of the most basic mathematical objects--are born of different fields and analyzed with separate techniques. Yet when the Mathematical Sciences Investigation team of crack forensic mathematicians, led by Professor Gauss, begins its autopsies of the victims of two seemin...

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Main Authors: Granville, Andrew (Author), Granville, Jennifer (Author)
Other Authors: Lewis, Bob (Comic book artist) (Illustrator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2019.
Physical Description:
225 pages : chiefly color illustrations, music ; 26 cm.
Subjects:
Algebra -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Permutations -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Mathematics -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Murder -- Investigation -- Comic books, strips, etc.
Murder -- Investigation -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction.
Mathematics -- Comic books, strips, etc. -- Fiction.
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Summary:Integers and permutations--two of the most basic mathematical objects--are born of different fields and analyzed with separate techniques. Yet when the Mathematical Sciences Investigation team of crack forensic mathematicians, led by Professor Gauss, begins its autopsies of the victims of two seemingly unrelated homicides, Arnie Integer and Daisy Permutation, they discover the most extraordinary similarities between the structures of each body.
Physical Description:
225 pages : chiefly color illustrations, music ; 26 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-218).
ISBN:9780691149158
0691149151

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