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Cracking Mathematics: You, this book and 4,000 years of theories
Cracking Mathematics: You, this book and 4,000 years of theories
hardback | English
Published:
11 August, 2016
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Description
This comprehensive guide covers the history and development of mathematics, from the Ancient Egyptians and Pythagoreans to key figures such as Galileo, Dodgson, Babbage and Lovelace through to contemporary work of the 21st century. It tells of the remarkable stories that have shaped mathematics and also features sections on how maths can be used to solve the mysteries of the universe, what the Prisoner's Dilemma is as well as Fermat's Last Theorem amongst many more.
Accessible, well-informed and fully-illustrated, this is a book that shows perfectly just how varied and fascinating mathematics is as a subject.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9781844038626 |
| ISBN10 | 1844038629 |
| Number Of Pages | 400 |
| Item Weight | 759 g |
| Product Dimensions | 144 x 32 x 170 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Cassell |
| Format | hardback |
| Edition | UK ed. |
Author's Bio
Colin Beveridge can't understand why maths isn't the most popular subject on the planet, and spends his life trying to make it so. After a PhD from St Andrews, he worked on NASA's Living With A Star program before returning to the UK in 2008. When he's not writing, teaching, or speaking about maths, he's looking after his young sons or running on south Dorset's excellent cycle path network.