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There are some mathematical problems whose significance goes beyond ordinary - like Fermat's Last Theorem - they are enigmas which define mathematics. This book explains why these problems exist, why they matter, what drives mathematicians to incredible lengths to solve them and where they stand in ...
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Ian Stewart explores the astonishing properties of numbers from 1 to10 to zero and infinity, including one figure that, if you wrote it out, would span the universe. He looks at every kind of number you can think of -- real, imaginary, rational, irrational, positive and negative -- along with severa...
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Examines seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. This book explores how Pythagoras' 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 g...
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PROFESSOR STEWART''S CASEBOOK OF MATHEMATICAL MYSTERIES
Ian Stewart
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- 15 Octobre 2014
- 9781846683473
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Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures
Ian Stewart
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- 23 Octobre 2010
- 9781846683466
Presents a collection of games, puzzles, paradoxes, brainteasers, and riddles. This title helps you find out: how to organise chaos; how matter balances anti-matter; how to turn a sphere inside out (without creasing it); why you can't comb a hairy ball; and, how to calculate pi by observing the star...
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Mathematics of Life ; Unlocking the Secets of Existence
Ian Stewart
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- 15 Juin 2011
- 9781846681981
Offers new and sometimes startling perspectives on evolution and how patterns of inheritance and population work out over time-scales ranging from millions to hundreds of years - as well as what's going on to change us right now. ...
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Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities
Ian Stewart
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- 16 Octobre 2008
- 9781846680649
A collection of curiosities of maths. It features such topics as the keys to unlocking the mysteries of Fermat's last theorem, the Poincare Conjecture, chaos theory, and the P/NP problem. ...
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Professor stewart's hoard of mathematical treasures - another drawer from the cabinet of curiosities
Ian Stewart
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- 30 Septembre 2009
- 9781846682926
Presents a mix of games, puzzles, paradoxes, brainteasers, and riddles. This book mingles these with forays into ancient and modern mathematical thought, mathematical jokes, and inquiries into the great mathematical challenges. ...
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A new partnership of biologists and mathematicians is picking apart the hidden complexity of animals and plants to throw fresh light on the behaviour of entire organisms, how they interact and how changes in biological diversity affect the planet's ecological balance. The author explores these and w...
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