Description: The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Mathematics, from One to InfinityAward-winning Steven Strogatz, one of the foremost popularisers of maths, has written a witty and fascinating account of maths' most compelling ideas and how, so often, they are an integral part of everyday life.Maths is everywhere, often where we don't even realise. Award-winning professor Steven Strogatz acts as our guide as he takes us on a tour of numbers that - unbeknownst to the unitiated - connect pop culture, literature, art, philosophy, current affairs, business and even every day life. In The Joy of X, Strogatz explains the great ideas of maths - from negative numbers to calculus, fat tails to infinity - with clarity, wit and insight. He is the maths teacher you never had and this book is perfect for the smart and curious, the expert and the beginner.
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Features: 1st Edition
Topic: Mathematics
Book Series: Steven Strog Book
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Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
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Character: Non
Book Title: The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Mathematics
Subject1: Trivia Collections
Intended Audience: Young Adults
Signed By: NONE
Narrative Type: Non-Fiction
Genre: History
Subject2: Mathematics References
Original Language: English
Edition: None
Item Height: 197mm
Item Width: 128mm
Author: Steven Strogatz
Publication Name: The Joy of X: a Guided Tour of Mathematics, from One to Infinity
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Subject: Writing & Reading, Mathematics, Teaching
Publication Year: 2014
Type: Reference
Item Weight: 298g
Number of Pages: 336 Pages
