Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers - Softcover

Stewart, Professor Ian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1781254516 ISBN 13: 9781781254516

Publisher: Profile Books, 2016

Synopsis

Ian Stewart explores the astonishing properties of numbers from 1 to10 to zero and infinity, including one figure that, if you wrote it out, would span the universe. He looks at every kind of number you can think of -- real, imaginary, rational, irrational, positive and negative -- along with several you might have thought you couldn't think of. He explains the insights of the ancient mathematicians, shows how numbers have evolved through the ages, and reveals the way numerical theory enables everyday life.

Under Professor Stewart's guidance you will discover the mathematics of codes, Sudoku, Rubik's cube, music, primes and pi. You may be surprised to find you live in eleven-dimensional space, that of the twenty-three people on a football pitch two are more likely than not to share the same birthday, and that forty-two is a very interesting number.

Professor Stewart's Incredible Numbers will delight everyone who loves numbers -- including those who currently think they don't.

About this title

Review:

Britain's most brilliant and prolific populariser of mathematics (Alex Bellos)

Praise for the app

'TouchPress and Stewart offer eight challenging dives into mathematical theory and practice for readers not intimidated by complex formulas and brain-bending concepts... The author swims easily through the sometimes turbid sea of numbers, and the clean graphics, sharp photos and well-designed features that accompany his lucid explanations will help draw readers along in his wake.

(Kirkus 2014-05-04)

Book Description:

The bestselling Ian Stewart tackles his biggest subject yet: the weird and wonderful world of numbers, from zero to infinity

About this edition

• Publisher: Profile Books
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1781254516
• ISBN 13: 9781781254516
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352