9781451640090
The grapes of math : how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life
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"From the bestselling author of Here's Looking at Euclid, a dazzling new book that turns even the most complex math into a brilliantly entertaining narrative. From triangles, rotations and power laws, to cones, curves and the dreaded calculus, Alex takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit and limitless enthusiasm. He sifts through over 30,000 survey submissions to uncover the world's favourite number, and meets a mathematician who looks for universes in his garage. He attends the World Mathematical Congress in India, and visits the engineer who designed the first roller-coaster loop. Get hooked on math as Alex delves deep into humankind's turbulent relationship with numbers, and reveals how they have shaped the world we live in"--
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at OWWL.
Current holds
0 current holds with 1 total copy.| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
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| Victor Farmington Library | 510 BEL (Text) Adult Nonfiction |
52128300643414 |
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