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The grapes of math, how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life, Alex Bellos ; illustrations by the Surreal McCoy

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The grapes of math, how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life, Alex Bellos ; illustrations by the Surreal McCoy

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The grapes of math

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

779266418

Responsibility statement

Alex Bellos ; illustrations by the Surreal McCoy

Sub title

how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life

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

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