Alex's Adventures in Numberland
tenth anniversary edition
$42.61
- Paperback
448 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2020
Summary
Unlock the Secrets of Numberland: A Mathematical Adventure
The tenth anniversary edition of the Sunday Times bestselling book
The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let’s face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from the surprising geometry of the 50p piece to how probability can help you win in any casino. In search of weird and wonde…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526623997 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526623994 |
| Author: | Alex Bellos |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 448 |
| Edition: | 10th |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2020 |
| Weight: | 335g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 30mm |
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Critics Review
Will leave you hooked on numbers
‘Original and highly entertaining’ * Sunday Times *‘Will leave you hooked on numbers’ * Daily Telegraph *‘A page turner about humanity’s strange, never easy and, above all, never dull relationship with numbers’ * New Scientist *Outstanding … The style is laced with humour, but at all times, the star of the show is mathematics * Ian Stewart, Prospect *
About The Author
Alex Bellos
Alex Bellos has a degree in Mathematics and Philosophy from Oxford University. He has worked for the Guardian in London and Rio de Janeiro, where he was the paper’s unusually numerate foreign correspondent. In 2002 he wrote a critically acclaimed book about Brazilian football and in 2006 ghostwrote Pelé’s autobiography, which was a number one bestseller.
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