Beginning with zero itself and concluding with the last great unsolved problem, this book introduces the origins of mathematics from Egyptian fractions to Roman numerals; explains the near mystical significance of pi and primes, Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio; tells you the things they didn't at school - what calculus, statistics and algebra can actually do, and the very real uses of imaginary numbers; illuminates the big ideas of relativity, chaos theory, fractals, genetics and hyperspace; reveals the unspoken reasoning behind Sudoku and code cracking, lotteries and gambling, money management and compound interest; and explores the latest mind shattering developments, including the solving of Fermat's last theorem and the million dollar question of the Riemann hypothesis.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Quercus Publishing
ISBN-13
9781847241474
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96792111
Product Key Features
Author
Tony Crilly
Publication Name
50 Mathematical Ideas You Really Need to Know
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Mathematics
Publication Year
2007
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
200mm
Item Width
170mm
Additional Product Features
Title_Author
Tony Crilly
Country/Region of Manufacture
United Kingdom
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