Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 121 mm x 172 mm, Gewicht: 191 g
A Journey into Mathematics
Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 121 mm x 172 mm, Gewicht: 191 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-959002-5
Verlag: Oxford University Press
This excellent book, written by the established author David Acheson, makes mathematics accessible to everyone. Providing an entertaining and witty overview of the subject, the text includes several fascinating puzzles, and is accompanied by numerous illustrations and sketches by world famous cartoonists. This unusual book is one of the most readable explanations of mathematics available.
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Fachgebiete
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Populärwissenschaftliche Werke
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Geschichte der Mathematik
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
Weitere Infos & Material
- 1: 1089 and All That
- 2: "In Love with Geometrie"
- 3: But. that's Absurd.
- 4: The Trouble with Algebra
- 5: The Heavens in Motion
- 6: All Change!
- 7: On Being as Small as Possible
- 8: "Are We Nearly There?"
- 9: A Brief History of pi
- 10: Good Vibrations
- 11: Great Mistakes
- 12: What is the Secret of All Life?
- 13: e=2.718.
- 14: Chaos and Catastrophe
- 15: Not Quite the Indian Rope Trick
- 16: Real or Imaginary?
