Joy of X

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ISBN: 9781848878433

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Attribute name	Attribute value
Author	STROGATZ STEVEN
Pub Date	01/03/2013
Binding	Hardback
Pages	336

Publisher: ATLANTIC BOOKS

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Award-winning Steven Strogatz, one of the foremost popularizers 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.

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Maths is everywhere, often where we least expect it. Award-winning professor Steven Strogatz acts as our guide as he takes us on a tour of numbers that - unbeknownst to the most of us - form a fascinating and integral part of our everyday lives. In The Joy of X, Strogatz explains the great ideas of maths - from negative numbers to calculus, fat tails to infinity - and shows how they connect to everything from popular culture and philosophy to current affairs and business practice. He is the maths teacher you never had and this book is perfect for the smart and curious, the expert and the beginner.