Book Details
Alex's Adventures in Numberland: Dispatches from the Wonderful World of Mathematics
Bellos, Alex
Summary
The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring.
The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from the surprising geometry of the 50p piece to how probability can help you win in any casino. In search of weird and wonderful mathematical phenomena, Alex Bellos travels across the globe and meets the world's fastest mental calculators in Germany and a startlingly numerate chimpanzee in Japan. Packed with fascinating, eye-opening anecdotes, Alex's Adventures in Numberland is an exhilarating cocktail of history, reportage and mathematical proofs that will leave you awestruck.
Perfect for fans of Applied Mathematics, Science, Nature & Maths, Mathematics, Combinatorics & Graph Theory, Mathematical Foundations, Applied Mathematics Books.
Highlights
- Easy to enjoy: 448 pages · Paperback
- By Bellos, Alex
Details
- ISBN: 9781408809594
- Author: Bellos, Alex
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 448
- Language: English
- Publication date: 4 April 2011
- Condition: Used – Very Good
Reviews
The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks.
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