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Seventeen Equations That Changed the World
Ian Stewart
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Description for Seventeen Equations That Changed the World
Paperback. Examines seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. This book explores how Pythagoras' Theorem led to GPS and SatNav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what is really going on with Schrodinger's cat. Editor(s): Davey, John. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: PBF; PDZM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
From Newton's Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets, equations, are everywhere -- and they are fundamental to everyday life.Seventeen Equations that Changed the World examines seventeen ground-breaking equations that have altered the course of human history. He explores how Pythagoras's Theorem led to GPS and Satnav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what is really going on with Schrödinger's cat. Entertaining, surprising and vastly informative, Seventeen Equations that Changed the World is ... Read more
From Newton's Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets, equations, are everywhere -- and they are fundamental to everyday life.Seventeen Equations that Changed the World examines seventeen ground-breaking equations that have altered the course of human history. He explores how Pythagoras's Theorem led to GPS and Satnav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what is really going on with Schrödinger's cat. Entertaining, surprising and vastly informative, Seventeen Equations that Changed the World is ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781846685323
SKU
V9781846685323
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About Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Warwick University. He has published more than eighty books including Mathematics of Life , Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities , Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures and The Science of Discworld trilogy with Terry Pratchett. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, appears frequently on radio and television, ... Read more
Reviews for Seventeen Equations That Changed the World
His wondrous world of worked-out maths and joined-up thinking is radical and even romantic
The Times
Interesting and authoritative
BBC Focus
The Times
Interesting and authoritative
BBC Focus