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Matt Parker, the brilliant stand-up mathematician, shows us what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world We would all be better off if everyone saw mathematics as a practical ally. Sadly, most of us fear maths and seek to avoid it. This is because mathematics doesn't have ...
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A magisterial history of calculus (and the people behind it) from one of the world's foremost mathematicians.
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Arthur Benjamin... joyfully shows you how to make nature's numbers dance. Let his book be your partner for a lifetime of learning. -Bill Nye, Science Educator and CEO, The Planetary Society
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In this Very Short Introduction, Jacqueline Stedall explores the rich historical and cultural diversity of mathematical endeavour from the distant past to the present day, using illustrative case studies drawn from a range of times and places; including early imperial China, the ...
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Smart, hilarious, and engaging, MATH WITH BAD DRAWINGS is a delightful re-education in math that empowers readers with a joyful appreciation and powerful understanding of how math works in our daily lives.
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We would all be better off if everyone saw mathematics as a practical ally. Sadly, most of us fear maths and seek to avoid it. This is because mathematics doesn't have good 'people skills' - it never hesitates to bluntly point out when we are wrong. But it is only trying to help! ...
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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Most people enjoy maths - the problem is they don't know that they do. This revolutionary and accessible exploration of the role of mathematics as an historical aide to human activity will change the general public's relationship to numbers for the be ...
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A biography of the mathematical genius Paul Edros originally published in 1998. Edros travelled constantly, mainly with his mother, keeping his few possessions in a plastic bag. Edros set out to prove as many theorems as possible by visiting other mathematicians. Hoffman provides ...
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The Women of Mathematics is a fascinating, illustrated book examines the lives and work of history's most preeminent female mathematicians.
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'Fascinating ... so enlightening that suddenly maths doesn't seem so fearsome as it once did' SIMON WINCHESTER
From Aristotle to Ada Lovelace: a brief history of the mathematical ideas that have forever changed the world and the everyday people and pioneers behind them. The ...
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9780008283957 |
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1 November 2018 by HarperCollins Publishers |
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General Audience |
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