Image for The Grapes of Math : How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life

The Grapes of Math : How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life

See all formats and editions

From the bestselling author of Heres Looking at Euclid, a dazzling new book that turns even the most complex math into a brilliantly entertaining narrative.

From triangles, rotations and power laws, to cones, curves and the dreaded calculus, Alex takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit and limitless enthusiasm. He sifts through over 30,000 survey submissions to uncover the worlds favourite number, and meets a mathematician who looks for universes in his garage. He attends the World Mathematical Congress in India, and visits the engineer who designed the first roller-coaster loop.

Get hooked on math as Alex delves deep into humankinds turbulent relationship with numbers, and reveals how they have shaped the world we live in.

Read More
Title Unavailable: Out of Print
Product Details
Simon & Schuster
1451640099 / 9781451640090
Hardback
10/06/2014
352 pages
152 x 229 mm, 506 grams