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Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty Ideas
Edward B. Burger
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Description for Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty Ideas
Paperback. "A profusely illustrated, bemusingly unorthodox introduction to math."-Booklist Num Pages: 288 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 207 x 141 x 18. Weight in Grams: 238.
A book for the eternally curious, Coincidences fuses a professor’s understanding of the hidden mathematical skeleton of the universe with the sensibility of a stand-up comedian, making life’s big questions accessible and compelling. Each chapter opens with a surprising insight—not a mathematic formula, but a common observation. From there, the authors leapfrog over math and anecdote toward profound ideas about nature, art, and music. Coincidences is a book for lovers of puzzles and posers of outlandish questions, lapsed math aficionados and the formula-phobic alike.
A book for the eternally curious, Coincidences fuses a professor’s understanding of the hidden mathematical skeleton of the universe with the sensibility of a stand-up comedian, making life’s big questions accessible and compelling. Each chapter opens with a surprising insight—not a mathematic formula, but a common observation. From there, the authors leapfrog over math and anecdote toward profound ideas about nature, art, and music. Coincidences is a book for lovers of puzzles and posers of outlandish questions, lapsed math aficionados and the formula-phobic alike.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
WW Norton & Co United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393329315
SKU
V9780393329315
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About Edward B. Burger
Edward B. Burger is professor of mathematics and chair at Williams College. He has won several prestigious teaching and writing awards from the Mathematical Association of America. He lives in Massachusetts. Michael Starbird is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and is a member of UT’s Academy of Distinguished Teachers. He lives in Texas. ... Read more
Reviews for Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty Ideas
"I once had a math teacher who used to throw books at us. If only this had been one of them."
Ben Longstaff - New Scientist "Informative, intelligent, and refreshingly irreverent. A roller-coaster ride along the frontiers of today’s mathematics, and anyone can climb on board. I enjoyed it immensely."
Ian Stewart, author of Flatterland
Ben Longstaff - New Scientist "Informative, intelligent, and refreshingly irreverent. A roller-coaster ride along the frontiers of today’s mathematics, and anyone can climb on board. I enjoyed it immensely."
Ian Stewart, author of Flatterland