Alex through the looking-glass : how numbers reflect life and life reflects numbers / Alex Bellos ;...
Alex through the looking-glass : how numbers reflect life and life reflects numbers / Alex Bellos ;...
Alex through the looking-glass : how numbers reflect life and life reflects numbers / Alex Bellos ; illustrations by The Surreal McCoy.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
London, England : Bloomsbury, 2014.
London Bloomsbury, 2014.
Date
2014.
Call Numbers
G 2015/3924
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MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xi, 339 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour) ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Every number tells a story -- The long tail of the law -- Love triangles -- Coneheads -- Bring on the revolution -- All about e -- The positive power of negative thinking -- Professor calculus -- The titlk of this chapter contains three erors -- Cell mates.
Publication information
Publisher
London, England : Bloomsbury, 2014.
London Bloomsbury, 2014.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2014.
2014.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- Mathematics
- Mathematics--Social aspects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
From triangles, rotations and power laws, to fractals, cones and curves, bestselling author Alex Bellos takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit, engaging stories and limitless enthusiasm. As he narrates a series of eye-opening encounters with lively personalities all over the world, Alex demonstrates how numbers have...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Alex through the looking-glass : how numbers reflect life and life reflects numbers / Alex Bellos ; illustrations by The Surreal McCoy.
Portion of title
How life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
Published in the U.S. by Simon & Schuster under the title The grapes of math : how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
©2014.
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Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
G 2015/3924
Record Identifier
74VKRa66y6wy
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRa66y6wy
Other Identifiers
ISBN
1408850982 (pbk.)
9781408850985 (paperback)
1408817772 (hbk.)
9781408817773 (hbk.)
DDC
510
MMS ID
991023142509702626
