The Nature and Power of Mathematics
Language: en
Pages: 408
Authors: Donald M. Davis
Categories: Mathematics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-03-19 - Publisher: Courier Corporation

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This captivating book explains some of the most fascinating ideas of mathematics to nonspecialists, focusing on non-Euclidean geometry, number theory, and fract
How Not to Be Wrong
Language: en
Pages: 480
Authors: Jordan Ellenberg
Categories: Mathematics
Type: BOOK - Published: 2014-05-29 - Publisher: Penguin Press

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A brilliant tour of mathematical thought and a guide to becoming a better thinker, How Not to Be Wrong shows that math is not just a long list of rules to be le
Nature's Numbers
Language: en
Pages: 179
Authors: Ian Stewart
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-08-04 - Publisher: Basic Books

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"It appears to us that the universe is structured in a deeply mathematical way. Falling bodies fall with predictable accelerations. Eclipses can be accurately f
Our Mathematical Universe
Language: en
Pages: 434
Authors: Max Tegmark
Categories: Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2015-02-03 - Publisher: Vintage

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Max Tegmark leads us on an astonishing journey through past, present and future, and through the physics, astronomy and mathematics that are the foundation of h
How Math Explains the World
Language: en
Pages: 320
Authors: D. Stein
Categories: Education
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-03-17 - Publisher: Harper Collins

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In How Math Explains the World, mathematician Stein reveals how seemingly arcane mathematical investigations and discoveries have led to bigger, more world-shak