Weird Math: A Teenage Genius and His Teacher Reveal the Strange Connections Between Math and Everyday Life
Autor David Darling, Agnijo Banerjeeen Limba Engleză Hardback – 16 apr 2018
A
teenage
genius
and
his
teacher
take
readers
on
a
wild
ride
to
the
extremes
of
mathematics
Everyone
has
stared
at
the
crumpled
page
of
a
math
assignment
and
wondered,
where
on
Earth
will
I
ever
use
this?
It
turns
out,
Earth
is
precisely
the
place.
As
teen
math
prodigy
Agnijo
Banerjee
and
his
teacher
David
Darling
reveal,
complex
math
surrounds
us.
If
we
think
long
enough
about
the
universe,
we're
left
not
with
material
stuff,
but
a
ghostly
and
beautiful
set
of
equations.
Packed
with
puzzles
and
paradoxes,
mind-bending
concepts,
and
surprising
solutions,Weird
Mathleads
us
from
a
lyrical
exploration
of
mathematics
in
our
universe
to
profound
questions
about
God,
chance,
and
infinity.
A
magical
introduction
to
the
mysteries
of
math,
it
will
entrance
beginners
and
seasoned
mathematicians
alike.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781541644786
ISBN-10: 1541644786
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 152 x 216 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
ISBN-10: 1541644786
Pagini: 320
Dimensiuni: 152 x 216 x 29 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
Colecția Basic Books
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Notă biografică
David
Darlingis
a
science
writer
and
astronomer.
He
is
the
author
of
the
acclaimedEquations
of
Eternity,
among
other
books.
He
lives
in
Dundee,
Scotland.
Agnijo
Banerjeeis
a
brilliant
young
mathematician
and
child
genius.
A
student
of
Darling's,
he
lives
near
Dundee,
Scotland.
Recenzii
"A
miscellany
of
fun
oddities,
ranging
from
chess-playing
computers
to
prime-counting
insects."—Spectator(UK)
"Readers seeking nifty facts to wow others won't be disappointed.... Even the number challenged will emerge with a stronger appreciation of math."—Booklist
"This frolic on the wilder shores of mathematics aims to bolt the way-out to the day-to-day. It succeeds."—Nature
"[An] enjoyable, wide-ranging volume of essays on such diverse mathematical topics as computing, music theory, prime numbers, and paradoxes. Even math-averse readers should find something to pique their interest here."—Publishers Weekly
"[Darling and Banerjee] offer some beguiling insights on what math is about and how it has evolved."—Kirkus Reviews
"Darling and Banerjee take us on a captivating ride through a vast landscape of mathematics, touching on mesmerising topics that include randomness, higher dimensions, alien music, chess, chaos, prime numbers, cicadas, infinity, and more. Read this book and soar."—Clifford A. Pickover, author ofThe Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension
"A glorious trip through some of the wilder regions of the mathematical landscape, explaining why they are important and useful, but mostly reveling in the sheer joy of the unexpected. Highly recommended!"—Ian Stewart, author ofSignificant Figures
"In this inspired collaboration, a young math prodigy teams up with a popular science writer to present a fresh view of the world of mathematics. Together they fearlessly tackle some of the most weird and wonderful topics in mathematics today, rightly believing that 'if you can't explain something in plain language then you don't properly understand it.' Clearly, they understand it."—John Stillwell, Professor of Mathematics, University of San Francisco, and author ofElements of Mathematics
"Readers seeking nifty facts to wow others won't be disappointed.... Even the number challenged will emerge with a stronger appreciation of math."—Booklist
"This frolic on the wilder shores of mathematics aims to bolt the way-out to the day-to-day. It succeeds."—Nature
"[An] enjoyable, wide-ranging volume of essays on such diverse mathematical topics as computing, music theory, prime numbers, and paradoxes. Even math-averse readers should find something to pique their interest here."—Publishers Weekly
"[Darling and Banerjee] offer some beguiling insights on what math is about and how it has evolved."—Kirkus Reviews
"Darling and Banerjee take us on a captivating ride through a vast landscape of mathematics, touching on mesmerising topics that include randomness, higher dimensions, alien music, chess, chaos, prime numbers, cicadas, infinity, and more. Read this book and soar."—Clifford A. Pickover, author ofThe Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension
"A glorious trip through some of the wilder regions of the mathematical landscape, explaining why they are important and useful, but mostly reveling in the sheer joy of the unexpected. Highly recommended!"—Ian Stewart, author ofSignificant Figures
"In this inspired collaboration, a young math prodigy teams up with a popular science writer to present a fresh view of the world of mathematics. Together they fearlessly tackle some of the most weird and wonderful topics in mathematics today, rightly believing that 'if you can't explain something in plain language then you don't properly understand it.' Clearly, they understand it."—John Stillwell, Professor of Mathematics, University of San Francisco, and author ofElements of Mathematics