1089 and All That
ISBN-13:
9780199590025
Veröffentl:
2010
Erscheinungsdatum:
21.10.2010
Seiten:
184
Autor:
David Acheson
Gewicht:
191 g
Format:
172x121x13 mm
Sprache:
Deutsch
Beschreibung:
David Acheson's extraordinary little book makes mathematics accessible to everyone. From very simple beginnings he takes us on a thrilling journey to some deep mathematical ideas. On the way, via Kepler and Newton, he explains what calculus really means, gives a brief history of pi, and even takes us to chaos theory and imaginary numbers. Every short chapter is carefully crafted to ensure that no one will get lost on the journey. Packed with puzzles and illustrated by world famous cartoonists, this is one of the most readable and imaginative books on mathematics ever written.
Pure mathematical gold, this insightful book by established author David Acheson makes mathematics accessible to everyone. The entertaining journey through the subject includes some fascinating puzzles and is accompanied by numerous illustrations and sketches by world famous cartoonists.
- 1: 1089 and All That
- 2: "In Love with Geometrie"
- 3: But ... that's Absurd ...
- 4: The Trouble with Algebra
- 5: The Heavens in Motion
- 6: All Change!
- 7: On Being as Small as Possible
- 8: "Are We Nearly There?"
- 9: A Brief History of pi
- 10: Good Vibrations
- 11: Great Mistakes
- 12: What is the Secret of All Life?
- 13: e=2.718 ...
- 14: Chaos and Catastrophe
- 15: Not Quite the Indian Rope Trick
- 16: Real or Imaginary?
Pure mathematical gold, this insightful book by established author David Acheson makes mathematics accessible to everyone. The entertaining journey through the subject includes some fascinating puzzles and is accompanied by numerous illustrations and sketches by world famous cartoonists.