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From the reviews: In this entertaining book, Herrmann ... takes some problems that people encounter during their daily activities and provides unique and amusing solutions. The book is divided into 13 chapters, each containing a problem and several different solutions. The chapters end with additional comments, remarks, or other related problems. ... This book is useful for teachers of mathematics, undergraduate and graduate math majors, and anyone who enjoys unusual mathematical calculations. ... Summing Up: Highly recommended. Academic, professional, and general audiences, all levels. (J. A. Bakal, Choice, Vol. 49 (9), May, 2012)

From the reviews: ""In this entertaining book, Herrmann ... takes some problems that people encounter during their daily activities and provides unique and amusing solutions. The book is divided into 13 chapters, each containing a problem and several different solutions. The chapters end with additional comments, remarks, or other related problems. ... This book is useful for teachers of mathematics, undergraduate and graduate math majors, and anyone who enjoys unusual mathematical calculations. ... Summing Up: Highly recommended. Academic, professional, and general audiences, all levels."" (J. A. Bakal, Choice, Vol. 49 (9), May, 2012)

From the reviews: In this entertaining book, Herrmann ... takes some problems that people encounter during their daily activities and provides unique and amusing solutions. The book is divided into 13 chapters, each containing a problem and several different solutions. The chapters end with additional comments, remarks, or other related problems. ... This book is useful for teachers of mathematics, undergraduate and graduate math majors, and anyone who enjoys unusual mathematical calculations. ... Summing Up: Highly recommended. Academic, professional, and general audiences, all levels. (J. A. Bakal, Choice, Vol. 49 (9), May, 2012) This is a very interesting and amusing book, devoted to many elementary and unexpected questions of everyday mathematics. ... The problems are clearly expressed and also solutions are given. I recommend this book not only to young mathematicians, but also to all who want to exercise their minds in analyzing the life around them. There is a useful index along with the references. (Maria Scafati Tallini, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2012 h) The Beauty of Everyday Mathematics is a collection of thirteen problems of the type one may encounter in everyday life, hence the title. ... The goal of the book is to show you how and where mathematics fits into your life. ... It's quite a short book, only 134 pages with lots of diagrams, equations, and explanatory text. ... This book offers interesting problems and thoughtful solutions. It's worth your time to read and then, if you like it, pass along for others to enjoy. (David S. Mazel, The Mathematical Association of America, February, 2012) Aus den Rezensionen: Das vorliegende Buch wendet sich ... an Lehrerinnen und Lehrer, Studierende der Mathematik sowie an alle, die an ausgefallenen, unterhaltsamen Problemstellungen Gefallen finden ... Das vorliegende Werk ist eine Fundgrube fur einen modernen kompetenzorientierten Mathematikunterricht. (K. J. Fuchs, in: IMN Internationale Mathematische Nachrichten, April/2013, Issue 222, S. 59)

From the reviews: In this entertaining book, Herrmann ... takes some problems that people encounter during their daily activities and provides unique and amusing solutions. The book is divided into 13 chapters, each containing a problem and several different solutions. The chapters end with additional comments, remarks, or other related problems. ... This book is useful for teachers of mathematics, undergraduate and graduate math majors, and anyone who enjoys unusual mathematical calculations. ... Summing Up: Highly recommended. Academic, professional, and general audiences, all levels. (J. A. Bakal, Choice, Vol. 49 (9), May, 2012) This is a very interesting and amusing book, devoted to many elementary and unexpected questions of everyday mathematics. ... The problems are clearly expressed and also solutions are given. I recommend this book not only to young mathematicians, but also to all who want to exercise their minds in analyzing the life around them. There is a useful index along with the references. (Maria Scafati Tallini, Mathematical Reviews, Issue 2012 h) The Beauty of Everyday Mathematics is a collection of thirteen problems of the type one may encounter in everyday life, hence the title. ... The goal of the book is to show you how and where mathematics fits into your life. ... It's quite a short book, only 134 pages with lots of diagrams, equations, and explanatory text. ... This book offers interesting problems and thoughtful solutions. It's worth your time to read and then, if you like it, pass along for others to enjoy. (David S. Mazel, The Mathematical Association of America, February, 2012)

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Professor Dr. Dr. Norbert Herrmann, University of Hannover

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