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IS MATHS REAL? - EUGENIA CHENG TASCHENBUCH

A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023   A NEW SCIENTIST BEST BOOK OF 2023   WINNER OF THE LA TIMES
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023 BOOK PRIZE    'A generous tour of mathematics for anyone whose
instincts tend less towards "Just tell me the answer" and more towards "Wait  but why?"' JORDAN
ELLENBERG   To many  maths feels like an unmapped wilderness. Between abstract concepts like
imaginary numbers and infinity  it can sometimes feel like a lot of maths is just made up. Why
for example  is 1 not a prime? Why do two negatives cancel each other out? Where does
trigonometry come from? Is maths even real?   Abstract mathematician Eugenia Cheng shows that
curiosity is the best teacher. Is Maths Real? takes us on a scintillating tour of the simple
questions that provoke mathematics' deepest insights.   'Intriguing...celebrates the dizziness
and disorientation engendered by childlike questions that hint at the deep mysteries beneath' 
NEW SCIENTIST   'Masterfully uncovers what's simply profound in the profoundly simple'  FRANCIS
SU   'Discover what it feels like to be a real mathematician'  DAILY TELEGRAPH

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