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4) The equation that couldn't be solved: how mathematical genius discovered the language of symmetry
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Author
Series
Publisher
Bloomsbury Sigma, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Johnny Ball has been a well-loved name in mathematics for many years. Wonders Beyond Numbers is his magnum opus, and his first book for more than ten years. It is nothing less than the history of mathematics; he describes it as 'a summation of my career as an enthusiast for mathematics'. It will help spark (or re-spark) the reader's love of maths in its many facets. The scope of the book is breathtaking. Running in something approaching chronological...
Author
Publisher
Lerner Publications
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.8 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Come along with Garfield and explore breakthroughs in math, from the very beginning of numbers when people counted on their fingers and toes to modern times and into the future, when students may use video games to help them learn math concepts. All along, Garfield adds his own hilarious comments on each breakthrough. Join in to laugh and learn!"-- cover page 4.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
You may not realize it, but math controls just about everything in our world. From cracking codes to winning game shows, from predicting comets to solving crimes, this unique book reveals where our most important math ideas came from (you'll be surprised!). It might change your mind about math forever! What's the Point of Maths? explains really simply how essential math ideas work and identifies the extraordinary things you can do with them. It's...
Author
Publisher
Little Gestalten
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Can you imagine a world without numbers? Over the centuries, people have conceived clever ways to use numbers so that we can understand the world around us better, build cities, find our way home, and much more. In Great Numbers tells the story of this groundbreaking invention. Numbers are so important in our daily lives. How else would we ask for three scoops of ice cream? Or know whether we've got 60 minutes left to play with our friends rather...
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
"Bestselling popular science author Amir Aczel selects the most fascinating individuals and stories in the history of mathematics ...Through such mathematical geniuses as Archimedes, Leonardo of Pisa (a.k.a. Fibonacci), Tartaglia ("the stutterer"), Descartes, Gottfried Liebniz, Carl Gauss, Joseph Fourier (Napoleon's mathematician), Evariste Galois, Georg Cantor, Ramanujan, and "Nicholas Bourbaki," we gather little known details about the alliances...
Author
Publisher
Unreason Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Explore the conceptual origins of wargames and role-playing games in this unprecedented history of simulating the real and the impossible. From a vast survey of primary sources ranging from eighteenth-century strategists to modern hobbyists, Playing at the World distills the story of how gamers first decided fictional battles with boards and dice, and how they moved from simulating wars to simulating people. The invention of role-playing games serves...
Author
Series
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions, an imprint of The Quarto Group
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"In chronological order from pre-history to present day, this is the story of maths itself. It's 43,000 years of human mathematical endeavor squeezed into one book for your reading pleasure. Illustrated with funny cartoons and packed with fascinating facts, you'll be laughing and learning how to be a better mathematician."-- provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Pantheon Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"For readers of Steven Strogatz's Infinite Powers and The Joy of x comes this illuminating exploration of the ways in which math-and the people who have mastered its inherent power through the ages-has shaped our world. In this captivating, sweeping history, Michael Brooks makes clear that mathematics was one of the foundational innovations that catapulted humanity from a nomadic existence to civilization, and that it has been instrumental in every...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
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Description
"Over Plato's Academy in ancient Athens, it is said, hung a sign: "Let no one ignorant of geometry enter here." Plato thought no one could do philosophy without also doing mathematics. In The Waltz of Reason, mathematician and philosopher Karl Sigmund shows us why. Charting an epic story spanning millennia and continents, Sigmund shows that philosophy and mathematics are inextricably intertwined, mutual partners in a reeling search for truth. Beginning...
Author
Publisher
Prometheus Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Two veteran math educators concisely profile leading mathematicians throughout history highlighting their often unusual personalities and lives while giving average readers insights into the importance of their mathematical discoveries."--
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