How the World Works: Mathematics: From Creating the Pyramids to Exploring Infinity (How the World Works, 2)

Rooney, Anne

ISBN 10: 1784286656 / ISBN 13: 9781784286651

Published by Arcturus, 2017

About this Item

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. An apparently unread copy in perfect condition. Dust cover is intact with no nicks or tears. Spine has no signs of creasing. Pages are clean and not marred by notes or folds of any kind.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: How the World Works: Mathematics: From Creating the Pyramids to Exploring Infinity (How the World Works, 2)
• Publisher: Arcturus
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784286656
• ISBN 13: 9781784286651
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Like New

About this title

Synopsis

''In order to understand the universe you must know the language in which it is written. And that language is mathematics.''
-Galileo (1564-1642)

People have always sought order in the apparent chaos of the universe. Mathematics has been our most valuable tool in that search, uncovering the patterns and rules which govern our world and beyond. This book traces humankind''s greatest achievements, plotting a journey through the mathematical intellects of the last 4,000 years to where we stand today.

Topics include:
• The Ancient Egyptians and geometry
• The movement of the planets
• Algebra, solid geometry, and the trigonometric tables
• The first computers
• How statistics came to rule our finances
• Impossible shapes and extra dimensions
• Measuring and mapping the world
• Chaos theory and fuzzy logic
• Set theory and the death of numbers

Beautifully illustrated throughout