| Edition |
First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Description |
xiii, 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Summary |
"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 favourite 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"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 304-322) and index. |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- Miscellanea.
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MATHEMATICS / General.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural.
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MATHEMATICS / Essays.
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| ISBN |
9781451640090 (hbk.) |
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1451640099 (hbk.) |
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9781451640113 (pbk.) |
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1451640110 (pbk.) |
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