Coincidences, Chaos, And All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty Ideas - Couverture souple

Burger, Edward B.; Starbird, Michael

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0393329313 ISBN 13 : 9780393329315

Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 2006

Synopsis

A book for the eternally curious, Coincidences fuses a professor’s understanding of the hidden mathematical skeleton of the universe with the sensibility of a stand-up comedian, making life’s big questions accessible and compelling. Each chapter opens with a surprising insight―not a mathematic formula, but a common observation. From there, the authors leapfrog over math and anecdote toward profound ideas about nature, art, and music. Coincidences is a book for lovers of puzzles and posers of outlandish questions, lapsed math aficionados and the formula-phobic alike.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Edward B. Burger is professor of mathematics and chair at Williams College. He has won several prestigious teaching and writing awards from the Mathematical Association of America. He lives in Massachusetts.

Michael Starbird is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and is a member of UT’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers. He lives in Texas.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: WW Norton & Co
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0393329313
• ISBN 13: 9780393329315
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 290
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• Personne responsable: non disponible