| 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know: Math Explains Your World Contributor(s): Barrow, John D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393338673 ISBN-13: 9780393338676 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $15.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Essays |
| Dewey: 510 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 5.56" W x 8.16" (0.55 lbs) 304 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Have you ever considered why you always get stuck in the longest line? Why two's company but three's a crowd? Or why there are six degrees of separation instead of seven? In this hugely informative and endlessly entertaining book, John D. Barrow takes the most baffling of everyday phenomena and--with simple math, lucid explanations, and illustrations--explains why they work the way they do. His witty, crystal-clear answers shed light on the dark and shadowy corners of the physical world we all think we understand so well. |
Contributor Bio(s): Barrow, John D.: - John D. Barrow is professor of mathematical sciences and director of the Millennium Mathematics Project at Cambridge University, as well as a Fellow of the Royal Society. He is the best-selling author of many books on science and mathematics, including Mathletics: 100 Amazing Things You Didn't Know about the World of Sports and 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know: Math Explains Your World. |