Numbers: 10 Things You Should Know

Description

Product ID:	9781841885636
Product Form:	Hardback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Series:	10 Things You Should Know
Title:	Numbers
Subtitle:	10 Things You Should Know
Authors:	Author: Colin Stuart
Page Count:	128
Subjects:	Philosophy of mathematics, Philosophy of mathematics, Mathematical logic, Popular and recreational mathematics, Mathematical logic, Popular mathematics
Description:	Select Guide Rating Discover the ten things we all should know about mathematics in this fascinating collection of short essays Uncover the language of our universe - numbers - in this wide-ranging whistle-stop tour of the history and majesty of mathematics. Our world simply wouldn''t function if we didn''t have numbers. But where do they come from? Why do we cut cake the wrong way? How can there be different sizes of infinity? All these questions and more are answered in this engaging romp through the history of numbers by acclaimed science writer, Colin Stuart. From the mathematicians who have (and haven''t) shouted ''Eureka!'' to the theories that affect and inform our everyday lives; Numbers shows us that maths was never boring - we were just being taught it in the wrong way. Consisting of ten bite-sized essays, there''s no better guide to this fundamental science.
Imprint Name:	Seven Dials
Publisher Name:	Orion Publishing Co
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2022-09-01

Weight	214 g
Dimensions	138 × 204 × 20 mm