Ian Stewart

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What's the Use?

How Mathematics Shapes Everyday Life

Beschreibung

"An esteemed mathematician shows how math powers the world, from technology to health care and beyond"--

Autor

Ian Stewart is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick. He is the accessible and successful (and prolific) author of numerous Basic books on mathematics including, most recently, Calculating the Cosmos. Stewart is also a regular research visitor at the University of Houston, the Institute of Mathematics and Its Applications in Minneapolis, and the Santa Fe Institute. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 2001. His writing has appeared in New Scientist, Discover, Scientific American, and many newspapers in the U.K. and U.S. He lives in Coventry, England.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Basic Books
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 152mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 544g
• ISBN-13: 9781541699489
• ISBN-10: 1541699483
• Artikelnr.: 60885987

Rezensionen

Richly informative [and] revealing ... If you believe mathematics offers little of practical use, Stewart is back to show you the error of your ways ... The acclaimed mathematics popularizer writes for an audience prepared to pay attention to ingenious yet undoubtedly complex insights Kirkus