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In our hyper-modern world we are bombarded with more facts, stats and information than ever before. Often these statistics can seem contradictory and say wildly ...
An authoritative, accessible and revisionist history of maths that reveals the vital contributions of mathematicians from across the world and of all genders
The protagonists ...
Why is -(-1) = 1?
Why do odd and even numbers alternate?
What's the point of algebra?
Is maths even real?
From imaginary numbers to ...
For centuries, mathematicians the world over have tried, and failed, to solve the zeta-3 problem. Math genius Leonhard Euler attempted it in the 1700s and ...
'A hugely entertaining and well-written tour of the links between math and literature. Hart's lightness of touch and passion for both subjects make this ...
An entertaining and enlightening history of irrational numbers, from ancient Greece to the twenty-first century.
The ancient Greeks discovered them, but it wasn't until ...
We all learned that the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter is called pi and that the value of this algebraic ...
Everybody knows that mathematics is indispensable to physics--imagine where we'd be today if Einstein and Newton didn't have the math to back up ...
The extraordinary story of the solving of a puzzle that has confounded mathematicians since the 17th century. The solution of Fermats Last Theorem is the ...
Sharpen your mind with this light and witty collection of 113 brainteasers. Included are the Four Famous Problems, featuring Archimedes' Cattle Problem, Impossible Division, and ...
Goedel Forever takes a critical look at several foundation claims on Goedelian incompleteness that have appeared in the literature over the years, strictly adhering to ...
How the concept of proof has enabled the creation of mathematical knowledge.
The Story of Proof investigates the evolution of the concept of proof - one ...
'Brilliantly clear and captivating prose' Stephen Fry
A WATERSTONES BOOK OF YEAR 2023
An award-winning mathematician explores the maths behind the games we love and ...
The mathematical theory of machine learning not only explains the current algorithms but can also motivate principled approaches for the future. This self-contained textbook introduces ...
Today, algorithms exercise outsize influence on cultural decision-making, shaping and even reshaping the concept of culture. How were automated, computational processes empowered to perform this ...