The Grapes of Math: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life

by Alex Bellos

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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"--
  • ISBN10 1451640110
  • ISBN13 9781451640113
  • Publish Date 23 June 2015 (first published 10 June 2014)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Imprint Simon & Schuster
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 352
  • Language English