The maths we learn in school can seem like an abstract set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned
ISBN:
9780718196042
Author:
Jordan Ellenberg
Page:
468
Binding:
Soft cover
Publication date:
2015
Format:
Book
Publisher:
PENGUIN BOOKS
Language:
English
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Description
In fact, Jordan Ellenberg shows us, maths touches on everything we do, and a little mathematical knowledge reveals the hidden structures that lie beneath the world's messy and chaotic surface. In How Not to be Wrong, Ellenberg explores the mathematician's method of analyzing life, from the everyday to the cosmic, showing us which numbers to defend, which ones to ignore, and when to change the equation entirely. Along the way, he explains calculus in a single page, describes Gödel's theorem using only one-syllable words, and reveals how early you actually need to get to the airport.