How numbers work : discover the strange and beautiful world of mathematics / New Scientist.

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Series: Instant expert (New Scientist (Firm))Publisher: Boston, Massachusetts : Credo Reference, 2019Edition: [Enhanced Credo edition]Description: 1 online resource (18 entries) : 31 images ; digital filesContent type:

still image
text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781786849472

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: No titleDDC classification:

512.7 23

LOC classification:

QA93 .H69 2018

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Contents:

Contributors -- Guest contributors -- Introduction -- 1. What is mathematics? -- 2. Zero -- 3. Infinity -- 4. Prime numbers -- 5. [pi], [phi], e and i -- 6. Probability, randomness and statistics -- 7. The greatest problems of maths -- 8. Everyday maths -- 9. Numbers and reality -- Conclusion -- Forty-nine ideas -- Glossary -- Picture credits.

Summary: How Numbers Work takes a tour of this mind-blowing but beautiful realm of numbers and the mathematical rules that connect them. Not only that, but take a crash course on the biggest unsolved problems that keep mathematicians up at night, find out about the strange and unexpected ways mathematics influences our everyday lives, and discover the incredible connection between numbers and reality itself.

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How Numbers Work takes a tour of this mind-blowing but beautiful realm of numbers and the mathematical rules that connect them. Not only that, but take a crash course on the biggest unsolved problems that keep mathematicians up at night, find out about the strange and unexpected ways mathematics influences our everyday lives, and discover the incredible connection between numbers and reality itself.