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Weird Math: A Teenage Genius and His Teacher Reveal the Strange Connections Between Math and Everyday Life [Kietas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Hardback, 320 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 213x147x33 mm, weight: 408 g, Illustrations
  • Išleidimo metai: 17-Apr-2018
  • Leidėjas: Basic Books
  • ISBN-10: 1541644786
  • ISBN-13: 9781541644786
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
  • Formatas: Hardback, 320 pages, aukštis x plotis x storis: 213x147x33 mm, weight: 408 g, Illustrations
  • Išleidimo metai: 17-Apr-2018
  • Leidėjas: Basic Books
  • ISBN-10: 1541644786
  • ISBN-13: 9781541644786
Kitos knygos pagal šią temą:
A teenage math prodigy and his teacher present a magical introduction to the mysteries of math, in this exploration of mathematics in our universe that is filled with puzzles and paradoxes, mind-bending concepts and surprising solutions. 20,000 first printing.

A successful science writer and a teenage math prodigy reveal the complex mathematics that is all around us

Everyone has stared at the crumpled page of a math assignment and wondered, where on Earth will I ever use this? It turns out, Earth is precisely the place. As teen math prodigy Agnijo Banerjee and his teacher David Darling reveal, complex math surrounds us. If we think long enough about the universe, we're left not with material stuff, but a ghostly and beautiful set of equations. Packed with puzzles and paradoxes, mind-bending concepts, and surprising solutions, Weird Math leads us from a lyrical exploration of mathematics in our universe to profound questions about God, chance, and infinity. A magical introduction to the mysteries of math, it will entrance beginners and seasoned mathematicians alike.
Preface ix
A Note to the Reader xiii
1 The Math Behind the World
1(12)
2 How to See in 4-D
13(22)
3 Chance Is a Fine Thing
35(28)
4 Patterns at the Brink of Chaos
63(22)
5 Turing's Fantastic Machine
85(28)
6 Music of the Spheres
113(22)
7 Prime Mysteries
135(16)
8 Can Chess Be Solved?
151(20)
9 What Is and What Should Never Be
171(16)
10 You Can't Get There from Here
187(22)
11 The Biggest Number of All
209(24)
12 Bend It, Stretch It, Any Way You Want To
233(22)
13 God, Godel, and the Search for Proof
255(24)
Acknowledgments 279(2)
Index 281