100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know

Math Explains Your World

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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Beskrivning

Have you ever considered why you always get stuck in the longest line? Why two’s company but three’s a crowd? Or why there are six degrees of separation instead of seven? In this hugely informative and endlessly entertaining book, John D. Barrow takes the most baffling of everyday phenomena and—with simple math, lucid explanations, and illustrations—explains why they work the way they do. His witty, crystal-clear answers shed light on the dark and shadowy corners of the physical world we all think we understand so well.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-05-24
Mått:140 x 211 x 20 mm
Vikt:232 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:WW Norton & Co
ISBN:9780393338676

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Naturvetenskap:allmänt inom Naturvetenskap och teknik

Mer om författaren

John D. Barrow is professor of mathematical sciences and director of the Millennium Mathematics Project at Cambridge University, as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society. He is the best-selling author of many books on science and mathematics, including Mathletics: 100 Amazing Things You Didn’t Know about the World of Sports and 100 Essential Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know: Math Explains Your World.

Recensioner i media

"I suspect the craft behind this fun book will only really come to light as we attempt to tell Barrow’s stories to our friends. Suddenly, we will realize how much effort Barrow has expended in explaining difficult things simply."