| Jazyk: | anglicky |
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| Počet stran: | 480 |
| Formát: | 12,9 x 19,8 cm |
| Nakladatel: | Penguin |
| Vazba: | měkká |
| Cena: | 319,00 Kč |
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How Not to Be Wrong: The Hidden Maths of Everyday Life
Jordan Ellenberg
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Anotace
The maths we learn in school can seem like an abstract set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In fact, Jordan Ellenberg shows us, maths touches on everything we do, and a little mathematical knowledge reveals the hidden structures that lie beneath the world's messy and chaotic surface. In How Not to be Wrong, Ellenberg explores the mathematician's method of analyzing life, from the everyday to the cosmic, showing us which numbers to defend, which ones to ignore, and when to change the equation entirely. Along the way, he explains calculus in a single page, describes Gödel's theorem using only one-syllable words, and reveals how early you actually need to get to the airport.
About the Author
Jordan Ellenberg is Professor of Mathematics at the University of Wisconsin, and the Sunday Times-bestselling author of How Not to Be Wrong, as well as an award-winning novel, The Grasshopper King. He has lectured around the world on his research in number theory, and writes regularly for The New York Times, Washington Post and Wired. -
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ISBN/EAN: 9780718196042 Rok vydání: 2015 -
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