Vector, 9781761170089
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Discover how vectors shaped our world: a 5000-year math adventure.
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Vector

a surprising story of space, time, and mathematical transformation

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  • Paperback

    480 pages

  • Release Date

    30 June 2024

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Summary

Vector: A 5000-Year Journey Through the Human Imagination

‘The story I’ll tell here is about the evolution of the way we humans record and make sense of all the data that swirl around us…’

Vector takes readers on an extraordinary 5000-year journey through the human imagination. The stars of this book, vectors and tensors, are unlikely celebrities. Yet mathematician and science writer Robyn Arianrhod shows how they enabled physicists and mathematicians to th…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781761170089
ISBN-10:1761170082
Author:Robyn Arianrhod
Publisher:UNSW Press
Imprint:UNSW Press
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:480
Release Date:30 June 2024
Weight:476g
Dimensions:45mm x 208mm x 135mm
About The Author

Robyn Arianrhod

Robyn Arianrhod has a PhD in the theory of general relativity and taught mathematics at Monash University; she’s currently an Affiliate in Monash’s School of Mathematics. She writes about maths and science for the interested general reader - her books have been translated into several languages and shortlisted for national literary awards, and her articles have appeared in various outlets, including Best Australian Science Writing.

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