Seventeen Equations that Changed the World (eBook)

Stewart Ian Stewart (Autor)

Davey John Davey (Herausgeber)

eBook Download: EPUB

2012
ProFile (Verlag)
978-1-84765-769-5 (ISBN)

Infos

From Newton's Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets, equations, are everywhere -- and they are fundamental to everyday life.Seventeen Equations that Changed the World examines seventeen ground-breaking equations that have altered the course of human history. He explores how Pythagoras's Theorem led to GPS and Satnav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what is really going on with Schrodinger's cat. Entertaining, surprising and vastly informative, Seventeen Equations that Changed the World is a highly original exploration -- and explanation -- of life on earth.

Rezensionen

His wondrous world of worked-out maths and joined-up thinking is radical and even romantic

Interesting and authoritative

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 2.2.2012
• Verlagsort: London
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Algebra
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Mathematische Spiele und Unterhaltung
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: discworld • Incredible Numbers by Professor Ian Stewart • Mathematics Of Life • Maths • Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities • Professor Stewart's Casebook of Mathematical Mysteries • Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures • Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers • Puzzles • Seventeen Equations that Changed the World • Terry Pratchett • The Great Mathematical Problems
• ISBN-10: 1-84765-769-9 / 1847657699
• ISBN-13: 978-1-84765-769-5 / 9781847657695