The Grapes of Math
| Autor: | Bellos, Alex |
|---|---|
| EAN: | 9781451640113 |
| Sachgruppe: | Mathematik |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 352 |
| Produktart: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 23.06.2015 |
| Untertitel: | How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life |
| Schlagworte: | Mathematics |
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"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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