The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Mathematics, from One to Infinity
- ISBN-10
- 1848878451
- ISBN-13
- 9781848878457
- Series
- The Joy of X
- Category
- Mathematics
- Pages
- 316
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-03-01
- Publisher
- Atlantic
- Author
- Steven Strogatz
Description
How should you flip your mattress to get the maximum wear out of it? How many people should you date before settling down? How does Google search the internet? Why does the stock market swing so often, and so wildly? In this book, the author explains the great ideas of maths, from negative numbers to calculus, and fat tails to infinity.
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Other editions
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- 2012-11-01
- 354 pages
- Paperback
- Atlantic Books Ltd
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