The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity

Strogatz, Steven

ISBN 10: 0547517653 / ISBN 13: 9780547517650

Edité par Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York, NY, 2012

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Strogatz, Steven THE JOY OF X: A GUIDED TOUR OF MATH, FROM ONE TO INFINITY New York, NY: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012 FIRST EDITION VG/Fair 316pp. 8vo. Dust jacket does show some wear with heavy staining on the back and some staining on the front as well. Edges show little wear with light bumping. White boards show some faint staining along the edges but are otherwise clean with a blue spine that shows white titling. Text is heavily age toned but clean otherwise. Binding is partially cracked inside both front and back cover, but remains strong throughout the text despite this. Overall book is showing some wear but remains in good condition.

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• Titre: The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity
• Éditeur: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, New York, NY
• Date de parution: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0547517653
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780547517650
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Very Good
• État de la jaquette: Fair

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Synopsis

A world-class mathematician and regular contributor to the New York Times hosts a delightful tour of the greatest ideas of math, revealing how it connects to literature, philosophy, law, medicine, art, business, even pop culture in ways we never imagined

Did O.J. do it? How should you flip your mattress to get the maximum wear out of it? How does Google search the Internet? How many people should you date before settling down? Believe it or not, math plays a crucial role in answering all of these questions and more.

Math underpins everything in the cosmos, including us, yet too few of us understand this universal language well enough to revel in its wisdom, its beauty — and its joy. This deeply enlightening, vastly entertaining volume translates math in a way that is at once intelligible and thrilling. Each trenchant chapter of The Joy of x offers an “aha!” moment, starting with why numbers are so helpful, and progressing through the wondrous truths implicit in π, the Pythagorean theorem, irrational numbers, fat tails, even the rigors and surprising charms of calculus. Showing why he has won awards as a professor at Cornell and garnered extensive praise for his articles about math for the New York Times, Strogatz presumes of his readers only curiosity and common sense. And he rewards them with clear, ingenious, and often funny explanations of the most vital and exciting principles of his discipline.

Whether you aced integral calculus or aren’t sure what an integer is, you’ll find profound wisdom and persistent delight in The Joy of x.

À propos de l?auteur

Steven Strogatz is a professor of applied mathematics at Cornell University.　A renowned teacher and one of the world’s most highly cited mathematicians, he blogs about math for the　New York Times　and been a frequent guest on National Public Radio’s　RadioLab.　In 2007 he received the Communications Award, a lifetime achievement award for the communication of mathematics to the general public.　He lives in Ithaca, New York with his wife and two daughters.