The Maths Book
Big Ideas Simply Explained
$50.19
- Hardcover
352 pages
- Release Date
2 September 2019
Summary
A vibrant exploration of the world’s most famous and key mathematical ideas, movements, and people.
What is an imaginary number? Can two parallel lines ever meet? How can maths help us predict the future? Charting the development of maths around the world from Babylon to Bletchley Park, this book explores big questions like these and explains how the answers help us understand everything from patterns in nature to artificial intelligence.
Written in clear English, The Math…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241350362 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241350360 |
| Author: | Matt Parker, DK |
| Publisher: | Dorling Kindersley Ltd |
| Imprint: | DK |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 2 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 1.14kg |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 204mm x 27mm |
| Series: | DK Big Ideas |
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About The Author
Matt Parker
Matt Parker was originally a maths teacher from Australia. He 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 Fourth Dimension. Matt is also frequently seen, heard, and read on the Discovery Channel, on BBC radio, and in The Guardian. 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 pi 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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