Love Triangle, 9780241505700
Paperback
Triangles: the hidden pattern of the universe, explained with silliness.

Love Triangle

the life-changing magic of trigonometry

$32.40

  • Paperback

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    25 June 2024

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Summary

Love Triangle: The Hidden Geometry of Everyday Life

Why do we all see rainbows differently? What’s the secret to recreating pop songs with sine waves on a piano? Why is a duck’s wake always at a 39-degree angle? And what did math have to do with the great pig stampede of 2012? The answer to these curious questions lies within the triangle.

In Love Triangle, comedian, former math teacher, and bestselling author Matt Parker embarks on a mission to showcase the beauty …

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241505700
ISBN-10:0241505704
Author:Matt Parker
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Allen Lane
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:352
Release Date:25 June 2024
Weight:431g
Dimensions:234mm x 153mm x 40mm
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Critics Review

Move over Euclid. It’s Parker Time. Love Triangle is a blissful blend of pure science and pure merriment. Edifying, entertaining, excellent! – Alex JamesMatt Parker is unique: he’s made me laugh about math many times by showing just how weird it can get. He’s also made me cry about math by showing how transcendently beautiful it is – Adam SavageFine. Triangles are now my favourite shape – Hannah Fry

About The Author

Matt Parker

Originally a maths teacher from Australia, Matt Parker is now a stand-up comedian and a YouTuber with over one hundred million views. He is the author of the #1 bestseller Humble Pi and Things to Make and Do in the FourthDimension. Matt is also frequently seen, heard, and read on the Discovery Channel, on BBC radio, and in The Guardian, in that order. He has previously held world records for both the Rubik’s Cube and Space Invaders. In the pursuit of maths, Matt has- flipped a coin 10,000 times, travelled to Antarctica, memorized p to hundreds of digits, and been bitten by a bullet ant in the Amazon rainforest. Matt has given maths lectures at Cambridge University, Oxford University, Harvard University and Lake Monger Primary School.

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