Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers

Ian Stewart (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

352 Seiten

2015
Basic Books (Verlag)
978-0-465-04272-2 (ISBN)

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At its heart, mathematics is about numbers, our fundamental tools for understanding the world. In Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers, Ian Stewart offers a delightful introduction to the numbers that surround us, from the common (Pi and 2) to the uncommon but no less consequential (1.059463 and 43,252,003,274,489,856,000). Along the way, Stewart takes us through prime numbers, cubic equations, the concept of zero, the possible positions on the Rubik's Cube, the role of numbers in human history, and beyond! An unfailingly genial guide, Stewart brings his characteristic wit and erudition to bear on these incredible numbers, offering an engaging primer on the principles and power of math.

Ian Stewart is an emeritus professor of mathematics at the University of Warwick. The author of numerous books on math, his writing has appeared in New Scientist, Discover, Scientific American, and many newspapers in the United Kingdom and the United States. He lives in Coventry, England.

Numbers Small Numbers Zero and Negative Numbers Complex Numbers Rational Numbers Irrational Numbers Special Small Numbers Special Big Numbers Infinite Numbers Life, the Universe, and...

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.4.2015
Sprache	englisch
Maße	143 x 210 mm
Gewicht	367 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Spielen / Raten
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturwissenschaft
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Mathematische Spiele und Unterhaltung
ISBN-10	0-465-04272-4 / 0465042724
ISBN-13	978-0-465-04272-2 / 9780465042722
Zustand	Neuware