The grapes of math : how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life /
"From the bestselling author of Here's Looking at Euclid, a dazzling new book that turns even the most complex math into a brilliantly entertaining narrative. From triangles, rotations and power laws, to cones, curves and the dreaded calculus, Alex takes you on a journey of mathematical di...
| Основен автор: | Bellos, Alex, 1969- (Author) |
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| Формат: | Книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
New York :
Simon & Schuster,
2014.
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| Издание: | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
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| Резюме: |
"From the bestselling author of Here's Looking at Euclid, a dazzling new book that turns even the most complex math into a brilliantly entertaining narrative. From triangles, rotations and power laws, to cones, curves and the dreaded calculus, Alex takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit and limitless enthusiasm. He sifts through over 30,000 survey submissions to uncover the world's favorite number, and meets a mathematician who looks for universes in his garage. He attends the World Mathematical Congress in India, and visits the engineer who designed the first roller-coaster loop. Get hooked on math as Alex delves deep into humankind's turbulent relationship with numbers, and reveals how they have shaped the world we live in"-- |
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| Физически характеристики: |
xiii, 337 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-322) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781451640090 (hardback) 1451640099 (hardback) 9781451640113 (paperback) 1451640110 (paperback) |