How the World Works: Mathematics: From Creating the Pyramids to Exploring Infinity - Softcover

Rooney, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1784286656 ISBN 13: 9781784286651

Publisher: Arcturus, 2017

Synopsis

'In order to understand the universe you must know the language in which it is written. And that language is mathematics.' Galileo (1564-1642) People have always sought order in the apparent chaos of the universe. Mathematics has been our most valuable tool in that search, uncovering the patterns and rules which govern our world and beyond. This book traces humankind's greatest achievements, plotting a journey through the mathematical intellects of the last 4,000 years, to where we stand today. Topics include: • The Ancient Egyptians and geometry • The movement of the planets • Algebra, solid geometry and the trigonometric tables • The first computers • How statistics came to rule our finances • Impossible shapes and extra dimensions • Measuring and mapping the world • Chaos theory and fuzzy logic • Set theory and the death of numbers Beautifully illustrated throughout

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About the Author

Adult
Anne Rooney is an award-winning author who has written several bestselling books on history, philosophy and science. She was shortlisted for the ALCS Educational Writers' Award in 2015 and won the School Library Association Information Book Award in 2018. She has a degree and a PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge and has been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Newham College, Cambridge. Her books have been translated into 22 languages.



Childrens Anne Rooney is an award-winning author who writes on science and the history of science for children and adults. Her Dinosaur Atlas was shortlisted for the Royal Young People's Book Award 2018 and won the School Library Association Information Book Award (ages 7-12), 2018. She has a degree and a PhD from Trinity College, Cambridge and has been a Royal Literary Fund Fellow at Newham College, Cambridge. Her books have been translated into 22 languages.

Edition details

• Publisher: Arcturus
• Publication date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1784286656
• ISBN 13: 9781784286651
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208