50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know

Tony Crilly (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

208 Seiten

2022
Greenfinch (Verlag)
978-1-5294-2515-4 (ISBN)

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Master the central ideas of maths that shape the world we live in today.

In a series of 50 accessible essays, Tony Crilly explains and introduces the mathematical laws and principles - ancient and modern, theoretical and practical, everyday and esoteric - that allow us to understand the world around us.

From Pascal's triangle to money management, ideas of relativity to the very real uses of imaginary numbers, 50 Maths Ideas is a complete introduction to the most important mathematical concepts in history.

Tony Crilly is Reader in Mathematical Sciences at Middlesex University, having previously taught at the University of Michigan, the City University in Hong Kong, and the Open University. His principal research interest is the history of mathematics, and he has written and edited many works on fractals, chaos and computing. He is the author of the acclaimed biography of the English mathematician Arthur Cayley.

Erscheinungsdatum	19.08.2022
Reihe/Serie	50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series
Sprache	englisch
Maße	110 x 176 mm
Gewicht	149 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik
ISBN-10	1-5294-2515-8 / 1529425158
ISBN-13	978-1-5294-2515-4 / 9781529425154
Zustand	Neuware