The Call of Coincidence - Couverture souple

O'Shea, Owen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1633889262 ISBN 13 : 9781633889262

Editeur : Prometheus, 2023

Synopsis

Strange happenstances and chance encounters have puzzled us for centuries. This fun and fascinating book takes readers on a journey through the mathematics behind coincidences both famous and never-before-examined. From peculiar patterns in geometry and calculus to the famous Waring Problem, and other astonishing numerical curiosities, The Call of Coincidence begins by examining the mathematical properties that underpin everything there is. Next, author Owen O’Shea – along with fictional guides Charlie Chance and the enigmatic Dr. Moogle – reveals surprising connections and correlations throughout history, including numerical coincidences behind the reign of King Richard III, the sinking of the SS Edmund Fitzgerald, the 1996 FIFA World Cup, and much, much more. By investigating the properties, puzzles, and problems within, you will gain a newfound appreciation for the beautiful simplicity of mathematics in its many forms.

Featuring surprising trivia gems alongside serious questions like why there is something rather than nothing, readers will be enriched by this exploration of remarkable number coincidences and the mathematics that make them possible – and probable.

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A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Owen O'Shea is the author of The Book of Proposition Bets, Mathematical Brainteasers with Surprising Solutions, and The Call of the Primes as well as articles in the Journal of Recreational Mathematics and EdgeScience. He lives in Ireland

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Prometheus
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1633889262
• ISBN 13: 9781633889262
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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