Marianne Freiberger, Rachel Thomas

Gebundenes Buch

Numericon

A Journey Through the Hidden Lives of Numbers

Beschreibung

The multiple meanings of numbers and their often mathematical significance are uncovered in this concise and captivating volume. Packed with quirky, informative facts and bound in a beautiful foil blocked cover, this book will do for maths what The Etymologicon did for the English language.

Autor

Marianne Freiberger and Rachel Thomas are the Editors of Plus Magazine (plus.maths.org), a free online magazine opening a door to the world of maths for the general public. Before joining Plus in 2005, Marianne did a PhD in pure mathematics, followed by three years as a postdoc at Queen Mary, University of London. She has also been Editor-in-Chief of the mathscareers website. Rachel worked as a maths consultant for business, government and industry, after completing her Masters in pure mathematics at the University of Western Australia. She has edited the Gazette of the Australian Maths Society and designed mathematical walking tours with Marcus du Sautoy for Maths in the City. Rachel and Marianne were also editors of the popular maths book 50: Visions of Mathematics (OUP, 2014).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Quercus
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 204mm x 129mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 400g
• ISBN-13: 9781782061540
• ISBN-10: 1782061541
• Artikelnr.: 40689096

Rezensionen

'This is an excellent book, filled with learning, enthusiasm and humour. 5 stars' The Lady. Lady