Alex through the looking-glass: how life reflects numbers and numbers reflects life
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Book Overview
"A first-rate survey of the world of mathematics...Great reading for the intellectually curious," (Kirkus Reviews) from the bestselling author of Here's Looking at Euclid--a dazzling new book that... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:1451640099
ISBN13:9781451640090
Release Date:June 2014
Publisher:Simon & Schuster
Length:337 Pages
Weight:1.19 lbs.
Dimensions:1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"
Customer Reviews
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Don't need a BS to have fun with this
Published by RibaReads , 3 years ago
I first read this in high school, while wading through basic algebra and geometry classes. Bellos' knack in writing comes from how he conveys increasingly complex ideas in bite-size chunks, giving the reader the sweetest parts and applications without overlooking the actual mathematics. That said, you don't need to actually understand half of what is written to understand the takeaways. Furthermore, every chapter he completely resets the complexity of the concepts he builds on. If you enjoy trivia and insightful facts, this is a bookshelf must. My one caveat is that now that I do have a mathematical degree and that professional background, a lot of the book feels patronizingly baby-talk-ish, so (while that is on me) maybe this isn't the book for the astrophysicist in your life, but definitely the aspiring ones.
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