The Joy of X
The Joy of X
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Summary
Award-winning Steven Strogatz, one of the foremost popularizers of maths, has written a witty and fascinating account of maths' most compelling ideas and how, so often, they are an integral part of everyday life.
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The Joy of X by Steven Strogatz
Maths is everywhere, often where we least expect it. Award-winning professor Steven Strogatz acts as our guide as he takes us on a tour of numbers that - unbeknownst to the most of us - form a fascinating and integral part of our everyday lives. In The Joy of X, Strogatz explains the great ideas of maths - from negative numbers to calculus, fat tails to infinity - and shows how they connect to everything from popular culture and philosophy to current affairs and business practice. He is the maths teacher you never had and this book is perfect for the smart and curious, the expert and the beginner.
'Strogatz's graceful prose is perfectly pitched for a popular maths book: authoritative without being patronising, friendly without being whimsical, and always clear and accessibleHis x marks the spot - and hits it.' Alex Bellos, author of Alex's Adventures in Numberland
Steven Strogatz is the professor of applied mathematics at Cornell University. A renowned teacher, and one of the world's most highly-cited mathematicians, he received MIT's E.M. Baker Award. He is the author of the bestselling Sync and The Calculus of Friendship. He lives in New York with his wife Carole and their two daughters.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781848878433 |
| ISBN 10 | 1848878435 |
| Title | The Joy of X |
| Author | Steven Strogatz |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Atlantic Books |
| Year published | 2013-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 336 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |