The language of mathematics : making the invisible visible / Keith Devlin.
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ΚείμενοΛεπτομέρειες δημοσίευσης: New York : W.H. Freeman, �1998.Περιγραφή: 1 online resource (viii, 344 pages, 16 pages of plates) : illustrations (some color)Τύπος περιεχομένου: - text
- computer
- online resource
- 0585370044
- 9780585370040
- 510 21
- QA93 .D4578 1998eb
- 31.00
- SN 100
Includes index.
In The Language of Mathematics, Keith Devlin reveals the vital role mathematics plays in our eternal quest to understand who we are and the world we live in. More than just the study of numbers, mathematics provides us with the eyes to recognize and describe the hidden patterns of life-patterns that exist in the physical, biological, and social worlds without, and the realm of ideas and thoughts within. Taking the reader on a wondrous journey through the invisible universe that surrounds us - a universe made visible by mathematics - Devlin shows us what keeps a jumbo jet in the air, explains how we are able to view a football game on TV, and describes the mathematics that allow us to predict the weather, the behavior of the stock market, and the outcomes of elections.
Why numbers count -- Patterns of the mind -- Mathematics in motion -- Mathematics gets into shape -- The mathematics of beauty -- What happens when mathematics gets into position -- How mathematicians figure the odds -- Uncovering the hidden patterns of the universe.
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