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The 15-Minute Mathematician (Ideas to Save Your Life)
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Mathematics is all around us. It governs how information is presented to us and how we understand it. It underpins all science and has thus been responsible for mankind's incredible progress throughout the ages.
The 15-Minute Mathematician introduces the reader to the main ideas of mathematics. In an engaging Q&A format, Anne Rooney explains the philosophical arguments behind fascinating mathematical questions, such as:
• Why do we have negative numbers?
• How straight is a straight line?
• Is it a risk worth taking?
• What did the Babylonians ever do for us?
Dip inside to discover the miraculous ways that mathematics effects everyday life.
The 15-Minute Mathematician introduces the reader to the main ideas of mathematics. In an engaging Q&A format, Anne Rooney explains the philosophical arguments behind fascinating mathematical questions, such as:
• Why do we have negative numbers?
• How straight is a straight line?
• Is it a risk worth taking?
• What did the Babylonians ever do for us?
Dip inside to discover the miraculous ways that mathematics effects everyday life.
- ISBN:
- 9781784048150
- Publication Date:
- 2015-01-01
- Publisher:
- Arcturus Publishing Limited
- Language:
- English
- Page Count:
- 303
- Size:
- 6.0" l x 6.0" w x 0.75" h
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- Science and Technology
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- Mathematics
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