Inspiring Science. Arithmetic. Geometry. Algebra

Yakov Isidorovich Perelman (1882–1942) — a Russian and Soviet physicist and mathematician, creator of a special genre in popular science literature — «inspiring science». «Inspiring science, — wrote Y. I. Perelman, — aims to show familiar things, long-known phenomena that have lost interest in our eyes, from a new, unusual, sometimes unexpected perspective. Novelty stimulates interest, and interest helps focus attention and awakens thought work». In the rich literary legacy of Y. I. Perelman, it is customary to highlight ten main works that form the basis of «inspiring science». This edition includes five mathematical books for which it is not necessary to have a deep understanding of mathematics. The reader will find various puzzles and riddles, problems with unusual plots, interesting excursions into the history of mathematics and geometry, as well as much, much more.