Number Freak

Derrick Niederman (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

2011
Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd (Verlag)
978-0-7156-4071-5 (ISBN)

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Think you know numbers? Think again. Discover the secret life of numbers.

Did you now that the Hundred Years War actually lasted 116 years? Do you know what decimoctoseptology is? Or what the numbers in a Fibonacci sequence are? Or how to calculate your Erdos-Bacon number? Number fanatic Derrick Niederman has a mission - to bring numbers to life. In Number Freak he explores the unique properties of the most fascinating numbers from 1 to 200, wherever they may crop up: from mathematics to sport, from history to the natural world, from language to pop culture. Packed with illustrations, amusing facts, puzzles, brainteasers and anecdotes, Number Freak is an enthralling and thought-provoking numerical voyage through the history of mathematics, investigating problems of logic, geometry and arithmetic along the way. Entertaining and accessible, it is a must for trivia addicts, maths-lovers and number-philes alike.

Derrick Niederman is a mathematician turned investment writer. He is the author of several books on numbers and finance, including What the Numbers Say and The Inner Game of Investing. He has written a series of puzzle books and is regular contributor of crossword puzzles to the New York Times.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	24.2.2011
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	149 x 202 mm
Gewicht	408 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Mathematische Spiele und Unterhaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-7156-4071-2 / 0715640712
ISBN-13	978-0-7156-4071-5 / 9780715640715
Zustand	Neuware