Download or read book A Smoother Pebble written by Donald C. Benson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-10-30 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book takes a novel look at the topics of school mathematics--arithmetic, geometry, algebra, and calculus. In this stroll on the mathematical seashore we hope to find, quoting Newton, "...a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary..." This book assembles a collection of mathematical pebbles that are important as well as beautiful.