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The grapes of math : how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life / Alex Bellos ; illustrations by the Surreal McCoy.
| Author/creator | Bellos, Alex, 1969- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. |
| Publication | New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014. |
| Description | xiii, 337 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Every number tells a story -- The long tail of the law -- Love triangles -- Coneheads -- Bring on the revolution -- All about e -- The positive power of negative thinking -- Professor calculus -- The titl of this chapter contains three erors -- Cell mates. |
| Abstract | "From the bestselling author of Here's Looking at Euclid, a dazzling new book that turns even the most complex math into a brilliantly entertaining narrative. From triangles, rotations and power laws, to cones, curves and the dreaded calculus, Alex takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit and limitless enthusiasm. He sifts through over 30,000 survey submissions to uncover the world's favorite number, and meets a mathematician who looks for universes in his garage. He attends the World Mathematical Congress in India, and visits the engineer who designed the first roller-coaster loop. Get hooked on math as Alex delves deep into humankind's turbulent relationship with numbers, and reveals how they have shaped the world we live in"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 304-322) and index. |
| Genre/form | Miscellanea. |
| LCCN | 2014012104 |
| ISBN | 9781451640090 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 1451640099 (hardback) |
| ISBN | 9781451640113 (paperback) |
| ISBN | 1451640110 (paperback) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QA99 .B195 2014 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |