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An Equation for Every Occasion: Fifty-Two Formulas and Why They Matter
John M. Henshaw
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Description for An Equation for Every Occasion: Fifty-Two Formulas and Why They Matter
Paperback. Smartly conceived and fast paced, his book offers something for anyone curious about math and its impacts. Num Pages: 200 pages, 1 black & white halftones, 15 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: PBK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 12. .
With this fun romp through the world of equations we encounter in our everyday lives, you'll find yourself flipping through the stories of fifty-two formulas faster than a deck of cards. John M. Henshaw's intriguing true accounts, each inspired by a different mathematical equation, are both succinct and easy to read. His tales come from the spheres of sports, business, history, the arts, science, and technology. Anecdotes about famous equations, like E=mc2, appear alongside tales of not-so-famous-but equally fascinating-equations, such as the one used to determine the SPF number for sunscreen. Drawn from the breadth of ... Read more
With this fun romp through the world of equations we encounter in our everyday lives, you'll find yourself flipping through the stories of fifty-two formulas faster than a deck of cards. John M. Henshaw's intriguing true accounts, each inspired by a different mathematical equation, are both succinct and easy to read. His tales come from the spheres of sports, business, history, the arts, science, and technology. Anecdotes about famous equations, like E=mc2, appear alongside tales of not-so-famous-but equally fascinating-equations, such as the one used to determine the SPF number for sunscreen. Drawn from the breadth of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
299g
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Baltimore, MD, United States
ISBN
9781421419831
SKU
V9781421419831
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About John M. Henshaw
John M. Henshaw is the department chair and Harry H. Rogers Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Tulsa. He is the author of Does Measurement Measure Up? How Numbers Reveal and Conceal the Truth and A Tour of the Senses: How Your Brain Interprets the World.
Reviews for An Equation for Every Occasion: Fifty-Two Formulas and Why They Matter
The wide ranging essays touch on history, art, architecture, biology, astrophysics, geology, economics, engineering, and many aspects of everyday life. They are supplemented with helpful graphics and written in a lively and clear style appropriate for non-specialist readers, including high school students.
Mathematical Reviews
An intriguing, thought provoking and humorous book... Highly entertaining treatises for nature lovers as ... Read more
Mathematical Reviews
An intriguing, thought provoking and humorous book... Highly entertaining treatises for nature lovers as ... Read more