Categorii: Diverse
Limba: Engleza
Data publicării: 2014
Editura: Quercus Publishing Plc
Tip copertă: Paperback
Nr Pag: 208
ISBN: 9781848667051
Dimensiuni: l: 17.8cm | H: 20.5cm | 2.1cm
Who invented zero? Why 60 seconds in a minute? How big is infinity? Where do parallel lines meet? And can a butterfly's wings really cause a storm on the far side of the world?
In 50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know, Professor Tony Crilly explains in 50 clear and concise essays the mathematical concepts - ancient and modern, theoretical and practical, everyday and esoteric - that allow us to understand and shape the world around us.
Packed with diagrams, examples and anecdotes, this book is the perfect overview of this often daunting but always essential subject. For once, mathematics couldn't be simpler.