Mathematics: Marvels and Milestones (Queries and Answers)

Most educated people are curious to know about mathematics that lies beyond what they learnt at school but has revolutionized science and technology so much so that the non-mathematician is awe-stricken with praise and wonder. This book provides a bird’s-eye view of the related ideas and concepts in an easy to read style.Since long narratives soon tire down the patience of the general reader, question-answer form of presentation has been adopted.In our pattern of education the mathematics student may get his degree without having heard about either Godel’s Incompleteness Theorem or other milestones of mathematics. This book aims at eliminating such ignorance.The main target is to acquaint a great number of readers with outstanding mathematical achievements. The book should be useful to high school students, college students, teachers of mathematics courses, and specialists of mathematical professions.