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The Secret Life Of Equations
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Author : Richard Cochrane
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-10-06
The Secret Life Of Equations written by Richard Cochrane and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-06 with Mathematics categories.
Discover the 50 equations that have led to incredible discoveries, ground-breaking technology and have shaped our understanding of the world. From much heralded classics, like Zeno's Dichotomy and Pythagoras's Theorem, to The Schrödinger Wave Equation and Google PageRank, each equation is broken down and explained in a unique, illustrated way, so that you understand what it's about; what it's good for; its history, detail and related equations. Behind every important scientific discovery there is an equation. They are far from baffling, and now you too can understand their power and beauty!
The Secret Life Of Mathematics
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Author : Jean-Marie De Koninck
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-10
The Secret Life Of Mathematics written by Jean-Marie De Koninck and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10 with Mathematics categories.
The Secret Life Of Math
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Author : ideals
language : en
Publisher: WorthyKids
Release Date : 2000-01-30
The Secret Life Of Math written by ideals and has been published by WorthyKids this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-01-30 with Mathematics categories.
Traces the history of math.
The Secret Life Of Numbers
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Author : George Szpiro
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2006
The Secret Life Of Numbers written by George Szpiro and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Mathematics categories.
Most of us picture mathematicians laboring before a chalkboard, scribbling numbers and obscure symbols as they mutter unintelligibly. This lighthearted (but realistic) sneak-peak into the everyday world of mathematicians turns that stereotype on its head.Most people have little idea what mathematicians do or how they think. It's often difficult to see how their seemingly arcane and esoteric work applies to our own everyday lives. But mathematics also holds a special allure for many people. We are drawn to its inherent beauty and fascinated by its complexity?but often intimidated by its presumed difficulty. The Secret Life of Numbers opens our eyes to the joys of mathematics, introducing us to the charming, often whimsical side, of the discipline. Divided into several parts, the book looks at interesting and largely unknown historical tidbits, introduces the largerthan- life practitioners of mathematics through the ages, profiles some of the most significant unsolved conjectures, and describes problems and puzzles that have already been solved. Rounding out the table of contents is a host of mathematical miscellany?all of which add up to 50 fun, sometimes cheeky, shorttakes on the field. Chock full of stories, anecdotes, and entertaining vignettes, The Secret Life of Numbers shows us how mathematics really does affect almost every aspect of life?from the law to geography, elections to botany?and we come to appreciate the delight and gratification that mathematics holds for all of us.
The Secret Lives Of Numbers
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Author : Kate Kitagawa
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2023-08-17
The Secret Lives Of Numbers written by Kate Kitagawa and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-08-17 with Mathematics categories.
A revisionist, completely accessible and radically inclusive history of maths 'Lively, satisfying, good at explaining difficult concepts' The Sunday Times Mathematics shapes almost everything we do. But despite its reputation as the study of fundamental truths, the stories we have been told about it are wrong. In The Secret Lives of Numbers, historian Kate Kitagawa and journalist Timothy Revell introduce readers to the mathematical boundary-smashers who have been erased by history because of their race, gender or nationality. From the brilliant Arabic scholars of the ninth-century House of Wisdom, and the pioneering African American mathematicians of the twentieth century, to the 'lady computers' around the world who revolutionised our knowledge of the night sky, we meet these fascinating trailblazers and see how they contributed to our global knowledge today. Along the way, the mathematics itself is explained extremely clearly, for example, calculus is described using the authors' home baking, as they pose the question: how much cake is in our cake? This revisionist, completely accessible and radically inclusive history of mathematics is as entertaining as it is important.
The Secret Lives Of Numbers
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Author : Alfred S. Posamentier
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2022-07-01
The Secret Lives Of Numbers written by Alfred S. Posamentier and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-07-01 with Mathematics categories.
We see numbers on automobile license plates, addresses, weather reports, and, of course, on our smartphones. Yet we look at these numbers for their role as descriptors, not as an entity in and unto themselves. Each number has its own history of meaning, usage, and connotation in the larger world. The Secret Lives of Numbers takes readers on a journey through integers, considering their numerological assignments as well as their significance beyond mathematics and in the realm of popular culture. Of course we all know that the number 13 carries a certain value of unluckiness with it. The phobia of the number is called Triskaidekaphobia; Franklin Delano Roosevelt was known to invite and disinvite guests to parties to avoid having 13 people in attendance; high-rise buildings often skip the 13th floor out of superstition. There are many explanations as to how the number 13 received this negative honor, but from a mathematical point of view, the number 13 is also the smallest prime number that when its digits are reversed is also a prime number. It is honored with a place among the Fibonacci numbers and integral Pythagorean triples, as well as many other interesting and lesser-known occurrences. In The Secret Lives of Numbers, popular mathematician Alfred S. Posamentier provides short and engaging mini-biographies of more than 100 numbers, starting with 1 and featuring some especially interesting numbers –like 6,174, a number with most unusual properties –to provide readers with a more comprehensive picture of the lives of numbers both mathematically and socially.
The Secret Life Of Codes
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Author : Kjartan Poskitt
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-12
The Secret Life Of Codes written by Kjartan Poskitt and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-12 with Ciphers categories.
Using a host of hilarious characters, Kjartan Poskitt presents all the tricks, tips and shortcuts to maths they don't teach at school. Readers will learn how to encode and decode their own messages in as many ways as possible. Can you see this very last paragraph is coded? (Read all the fourth words). The book demonstrates other codes you've probably never really been aware of. Stop waiting therefore and go for it.
Life S Other Secret
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Author : Ian Stewart
language : en
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Release Date : 1998-01-05
Life S Other Secret written by Ian Stewart and has been published by John Wiley & Sons this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998-01-05 with Mathematics categories.
From lyrical descriptions of the first pulses of life on the shores of the primordial oceans to rhapsodic contemplations of the beautiful intimacy of butterfly wings and the artful ripples of angel fish scales, "Life's Other Secret" offers a new vision of the beauty and elegance of the natural world--and a revolutionary perspective on the forces that govern the life around us. 80 illustrations. 20 photos.
Mathematics Of Life
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Author : Ian Stewart
language : en
Publisher: Profile Books
Release Date : 2011-04-07
Mathematics Of Life written by Ian Stewart and has been published by Profile Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-04-07 with Mathematics categories.
A new partnership of biologists and mathematicians is picking apart the hidden complexity of animals and plants to throw fresh light on the behaviour of entire organisms, how they interact and how changes in biological diversity affect the planet's ecological balance. Mathematics offers new and sometimes startling perspectives on evolution and how patterns of inheritance and population work out over time-scales ranging from millions to hundreds of years - as well as what's going on to change us right now. Ian Stewart, in characteristically clear and entertaining fashion, explores these and a whole range of pertinent issues, including how far genes control behaviour and the nature of life itself. He shows how far mathematicians and biologists are succeeding in tackling some of the most difficult scientific problems the human race has ever confronted and where their research is currently taking us.
Mathematica
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Author : David Bessis
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2024-05-28
Mathematica written by David Bessis and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-05-28 with Mathematics categories.
A fascinating look into how the transformative joys of mathematical experience are available to everyone, not just specialists Math has a reputation for being inaccessible. People think that it requires a special gift or that comprehension is a matter of genes. Yet the greatest mathematicians throughout history, from René Descartes to Alexander Grothendieck, have insisted that this is not the case. Like Albert Einstein, who famously claimed to have "no special talent," they said that they had accomplished what they did using ordinary human doubts, weaknesses, curiosity, and imagination. David Bessis guides us on an illuminating path toward deeper mathematical comprehension, reconnecting us with the mental plasticity we experienced as children. With simple, concrete examples, Bessis shows how mathematical comprehension is integral to the great learning milestones of life, such as learning to see, to speak, to walk, and to eat with a spoon. Focusing on the deeply human roots of mathematics, Bessis dispels the myths of mathematical genius. He offers an engaging initiation into the experience of math not as a series of discouragingly incomprehensible logic problems but as a physical activity akin to yoga, meditation, or a martial art. This perspective will change the way you think not only about math but also about intelligence, intuition, and everything that goes on inside your head.
