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by Alfred S. Posamentier; Ingmar Lehmann

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Alfred S. Posamentier is dean of the School of Education and professor of mathematics education at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Previously, he had the same positions at the City College of the City University of New York for forty years.  He has published over fifty-five books in the area of mathematics and mathematics education, including The Fabulous Fibonacci Numbers (with Ingmar Lehmann). 
 
Ingmar Lehmann is retired from the mathematics faculty at Humboldt University in Berlin. For many years he led the Berlin Mathematics Student Society for gifted secondary-school students, with which he is still closely engaged today.  He is the coauthor with Alfred S. Posamentier of The Secrets of Triangles, The Glorious Golden Ratio, and three other books.

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  • Title Magnificent Mistakes in Mathematics
  • Author Alfred S. Posamentier; Ingmar Lehmann
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 308
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Prometheus Books
  • Date 2013-08-13
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • ISBN 9781616147471 / 1616147474
  • Weight 1.22 lbs (0.55 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.29 x 6.27 x 0.92 in (23.60 x 15.93 x 2.34 cm)
  • Themes
    • Aspects (Academic): Science/Technology Aspects
  • Library of Congress subjects Discoveries in science, Mathematics
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013012126
  • Dewey Decimal Code 510

Media reviews

“[F]or me it is the mathematical gaffes the rest of us are more likely to fall for that make Posamentier and Lehmann's book interesting. My favourites are the proofs that involve dividing by zero, leading to results such as 1=2.”

 -New Scientist 
 

“This volume could be useful to a teacher of mathematics as a source of examples that can hammer home important concepts.”

-Library Journal
 

“Don’t be scared off by the ‘mathiness’… Magnificent Mistakes in Mathematics is an intriguing read. I’ll bet that even old hands at mathematics will find something new here… a great opportunity as the school year begins, giving us a chance once again to ‘go figure!’” 

-Astro Guyz


“A fairly quick and entertaining read for typical math buffs… I think this somewhat unique approach makes the volume a worthwhile, entertaining addition to one's math bookshelf, and it may be particularly useful to secondary school teachers, providing a lot of grist for instructive, thoughtful examples in the classroom.”

-MathTango 


“Advanced math skills are not required to enjoy untangling errors that illustrate concepts in arithmetic, algebra, and more.”
           
-Science News 

Citations

  • Choice, 04/01/2014, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 08/01/2013, Page 118

About the author

Alfred S. Posamentier is dean of the School of Education and professor of mathematics education at Mercy College in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Previously, he had the same positions at the City College of the City University of New York for forty years. He has published over fifty-five books in the area of mathematics and mathematics education, including The Fabulous Fibonacci Numbers (with Ingmar Lehmann).

Ingmar Lehmann is retired from the mathematics faculty at Humboldt University in Berlin. For many years he led the Berlin Mathematics Student Society for gifted secondary-school students, with which he is still closely engaged today. He is the coauthor with Alfred S. Posamentier of The Secrets of Triangles, The Glorious Golden Ratio, and three other books.

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