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How to bake [pi] an edible exploration of the mathematics of mathematics / Eugenia Cheng.
| Author/creator | Cheng, Eugenia |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, [2015] |
| Description | 288 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Cakes, custard & category theory |
| Contents | Math. What is math? ; Abstraction ; Principles ; Process ; Generalization ; Internal vs. external ; Axiomatization ; What mathematics is -- Category theory. What is category theory? ; Context ; Relationships ; Structure ; Sameness ; Universal properties ; What category theory is. |
| Abstract | "In How to Bake Pi, math professor Eugenia Cheng provides an accessible introduction to the logic and beauty of mathematics, powered, unexpectedly, by insights from the kitchen: we learn, for example, how the béchamel in a lasagna can be a lot like the number 5, and why making a good custard proves that math is easy but life is hard."-- Publisher description. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| General note | Includes recipes. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2014957937 |
| ISBN | 9780465051717 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 0465051715 (hardcover) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |