Coincidences Chaos and All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty Ideas

Burger, Edward B. & Michael Starbird

ISBN 10: 0393059456 / ISBN 13: 9780393059458

Published by W.W. Norton, New York, 2005

About this Item

8vo, 276 pp.

Seller Inventory # 046363

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Coincidences Chaos and All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty Ideas
• Publisher: W.W. Norton, New York
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0393059456
• ISBN 13: 9780393059458
• Binding: hardcover
• Illustrator: Well-illustrated
• Edition: 1st.
• Condition: Fine copy in fine dust jacket
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Mathematics

About this title

Synopsis

An irreverent and accessible explanation of challenging puzzles within the world of mathematics considers such topics as the link between a pineapple's spirals and the famous Fibonacci numbers, the shape of the universe as reflected by a twisted strip of paper, and the parallels between the Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations. 50,000 first printing.

About the Author

Edward B. Burger (Williams College) and Michael Starbird (University of Texas at Austin) are award-winning professors, authors, and speakers.