100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know: Math Explains Your World - Couverture souple

Barrow, Professor Of Mathematical Sciences In The Department Of Applied Mathematics And Theoretical Physics John D

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ISBN 10 : 0393338673 ISBN 13 : 9780393338676

Editeur : W. W. Norton & Company, 2010

Synopsis

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.

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À propos de l?auteur

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.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: W. W. Norton & Company
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0393338673
• ISBN 13: 9780393338676
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 304
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• Personne responsable: non disponible