Weird Maths

At the Edge of Infinity and Beyond

David Darling, Agnijo Banerjee (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

288 Seiten

2018
Oneworld Publications (Verlag)
978-1-78607-264-1 (ISBN)

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Dazzling popular maths for the curious reader – from one of Britain's, and the world's, cleverest teenagers

Is anything truly random? Does infinity actually exist? Could we ever see into other dimensions?

In this delightful journey of discovery, David Darling and extraordinary child prodigy Agnijo Banerjee draw connections between the cutting edge of modern maths and life as we understand it, delving into the strange – would we like alien music? – and venturing out on quests to consider the existence of free will and the fantastical future of quantum computers. Packed with puzzles and paradoxes, mind-bending concepts and surprising solutions, this is for anyone who wants life’s questions answered – even those you never thought to ask.

David Darling is a science writer, astronomer and tutor. He is the author of nearly fifty books, including the bestselling Equations of Eternity. He lives in Dundee, Scotland. Agnijo Banerjee is one of the world’s most outstanding young mathematicians and a former student of Darling’s. At the age of thirteen he attained the highest possible score on Mensa’s IQ test and in 2018 he came joint first in the International Mathematical Olympiad, becoming the first person from the UK to obtain a perfect score in 24 years. He was born in Kolkata, India, but has spent most of his life in Scotland. He is now continuing his studies at Trinity College, Cambridge.

Erscheinungsdatum	03.01.2018
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	135 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Mathematische Spiele und Unterhaltung
ISBN-10	1-78607-264-5 / 1786072645
ISBN-13	978-1-78607-264-1 / 9781786072641
Zustand	Neuware