1089 AND ALL THAT by David Acheson ( 9780199590025 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

1089 AND ALL THAT
A JOURNEY INTO MATHEMATICS

By:

David Acheson

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0199590028

ISBN 13:

9780199590025

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Publisher:

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

21 October, 2010

Pages:

192

Description:

Pure mathematical gold, this insightful book by established author David Acheson makes mathematics accessible to everyone. The entertaining journey through the subject includes some fascinating puzzles and is accompanied by numerous illustrations and sketches by world famous cartoonists.

Synopsis:

David Acheson's extraordinary little book makes mathematics accessible to everyone. From very simple beginnings he takes us on a thrilling journey to some deep mathematical ideas. On the way, via Kepler and Newton, he explains what calculus really means, gives a brief history of pi, and even takes us to chaos theory and imaginary numbers. Every short chapter is carefully crafted to ensure that no one will get lost on the journey. Packed with puzzles and illustrated by world famous cartoonists, this is one of the most readable and imaginative books on mathematics ever written.

Illustrations:

92 line and 23 halftone illustrations

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Imprint:

Oxford University Press

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