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Proofs from THE BOOK. With illustrations by Karl H. Hofmann. 5th revised and enlarged ed. (English) Zbl 1294.01001

Berlin: Springer (ISBN 978-3-662-44204-3/hbk; 978-3-662-44205-0/ebook). vii, 308 p. (2014).
Publisher’s description: This edition features four new chapters, which contain highly original and delightful proofs for classics such as the spectral theorem from linear algebra, some more recent jewels like the non-existence of the Borromean rings and other surprises.
See the review of the fourth edition in [Zbl 1185.00001].

MSC:

00A05 Mathematics in general
05-01 Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to combinatorics
11-01 Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to number theory
15-01 Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to linear algebra
26-01 Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to real functions
51-01 Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to geometry
52-01 Introductory exposition (textbooks, tutorial papers, etc.) pertaining to convex and discrete geometry
00A08 Recreational mathematics
00A09 Popularization of mathematics
97A20 Recreational mathematics, games (education) (MSC2010)
97A80 Popularization of mathematics (MSC2010)

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