EAN: 9780241350362

THE MATHS BOOK - MATT PARKER GEBUNDEN

A vibrant exploration of the world's most famous and important mathematical ideas  theorems 
and movements  and the great minds behind them. Take a journey through the intriguing story of
numbers  patterns  and shapes in order to better understand the complex world we live in.
Charting the development of maths around the world from Babylon to Bletchley Park  The Maths
Book explores and explains more than 85 of the most complex and fascinating mathematical
subjects. This diverse and inclusive account of mathematics will have something for everybody.
It examines the maths behind world economies  secret spies  and modern technology such as
computers  the internet  and AI. But it also traces the history of maths  from the mathematical
ideas and inventions of the ancient world such as the first number systems  magic squares  and
the Chinese abacus  through the discovery of zero and Fermat's last theorem  to the rise of
group theory in the 19th century. Continuing the Big Ideas series' trademark combination of
authoritative  clear text and bold graphics  The Maths Book uses an innovative visual approach
to make the subject accessible to everyone  casual readers and students alike.

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