How numbers work : discover the strange and beautiful world of mathematics
2019
eBook
How Numbers Work takes a tour of this mind-blowing but beautiful realm of numbers and the mathematical rules that connect them. Not only that, but take a crash course on the biggest unsolved problems that keep mathematicians up at night, find out about the strange and unexpected ways mathematics influences our everyday lives, and discover the incredible connection between numbers and reality itself.
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Author:
New Scientist (Firm), authorCredo Reference (Firm), distributor
Edition:
[Enhanced Credo edition]
Imprint:
London [England] : John Murray Learning, 2018.Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2019.
Collation:
1 online resource (18 entries) : 31 images ; digital files.
Series title:
Notes:
Description based on title page of print version.
System details:
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Linking notes:
Print version: xii, 212 pages : illustrations, charts, portraits
Contents:
Contributors -- Guest contributors -- Introduction -- 1. What is mathematics? -- 2. Zero -- 3. Infinity -- 4. Prime numbers -- 5. [pi], [phi], e and i -- 6. Probability, randomness and statistics -- 7. The greatest problems of maths -- 8. Everyday maths -- 9. Numbers and reality -- Conclusion -- Forty-nine ideas -- Glossary -- Picture credits.
Access restrictions:
Access restricted to authorized users and institutions.
ISBN:
9781786849472 (electronic version)9781473629745 (pbk)1473629748 (pbk)9781473629752 (ePub ebook)
Dewey class:
512.7
LC class:
QA93
Language:
English
BRN:
501718
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