The joy of X : a guided tour of mathematics, from one to infinity

By:

Strogatz, Steven

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London Atlantic Books 2012Description: xii, 316pISBN:

9781848878457 (pbk.)

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

510 STR

Summary: "Award-winning Steven Strogatz, one of the foremost popularisers of maths, has written a witty and fascinating account of maths’ most compelling ideas and how, so often, they are an integral part of everyday life. Maths is everywhere, often where we don’t even realise. Award-winning professor Steven Strogatz acts as our guide as he takes us on a tour of numbers that – unbeknownst to the unitiated – connect pop culture, literature, art, philosophy, current affairs, business and even every day life. In The Joy of X, Strogatz explains the great ideas of maths – from negative numbers to calculus, fat tails to infinity – with clarity, wit and insight. He is the maths teacher you never had and this book is perfect for the smart and curious, the expert and the beginner"

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Barcode
Book	Plaksha University Library	Mathematics	510 STR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	004603
Book	Plaksha University Library	Mathematics	510 STR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	004604
Book	Plaksha University Library	Mathematics	510 STR (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	004605

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"Award-winning Steven Strogatz, one of the foremost popularisers of maths, has written a witty and fascinating account of maths’ most compelling ideas and how, so often, they are an integral part of everyday life.

Maths is everywhere, often where we don’t even realise. Award-winning professor Steven Strogatz acts as our guide as he takes us on a tour of numbers that – unbeknownst to the unitiated – connect pop culture, literature, art, philosophy, current affairs, business and even every day life. In The Joy of X, Strogatz explains the great ideas of maths – from negative numbers to calculus, fat tails to infinity – with clarity, wit and insight. He is the maths teacher you never had and this book is perfect for the smart and curious, the expert and the beginner"

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