The maths book / by Karl Warsi, consultant editor, Jan Dangerfield, Heather Davis, John Farndon, Jonny Griffiths, Tom Jackson, Mukul Patel, Sue Pope; foreword by Matt Parker.

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Material type: Text

TextSeries: Big ideas simply explainedPublisher: London : Dorling Kindersley, 2019Description: 352 pages : color illustrations, photographs ; 24 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780241350362 (hardback)

Other title:

Maths book : big ideas simply explained

Subject(s):

Mathematics -- Popular works

DDC classification:

510 MAT 23 016469

Contents:

Ancient and classical periods 6000 BCE-500 CE -- The middle ages 500-1500 -- The renaissance 1500-1680 -- The enlightenment 1680-1800 -- The 19th century 1800-1900 -- Modern mathematics 1900-present.

Summary: A vibrant exploration of the world's most famous and important mathematical ideas, theorems, and movements, and the great minds behind them. Take a journey through the intriguing story of numbers, patterns, and shapes in order to better understand the complex world we live in. Charting the development of maths around the world from Babylon to Bletchley Park, The Maths Book explores and explains more than 85 of the most complex and fascinating mathematical subjects. This diverse and inclusive account of mathematics will have something for everybody. It examines the maths behind world economies, secret spies, and modern technology such as computers, the internet, and AI. But it also traces the history of maths, from the mathematical ideas and inventions of the ancient world such as the first number systems, magic squares, and the Chinese abacus, through the discovery of zero and Fermat's last theorem, to the rise of group theory in the 19th century. Continuing the "Big Ideas" series' trademark combination of authoritative, clear text and bold graphics, The Maths Book uses an innovative visual approach to make the subject accessible to everyone, casual readers and students alike.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bangalore	510 MAT 016469 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		016469

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Ancient and classical periods 6000 BCE-500 CE --
The middle ages 500-1500 --
The renaissance 1500-1680 --
The enlightenment 1680-1800 --
The 19th century 1800-1900 --
Modern mathematics 1900-present.

A vibrant exploration of the world's most famous and important mathematical ideas, theorems, and movements, and the great minds behind them. Take a journey through the intriguing story of numbers, patterns, and shapes in order to better understand the complex world we live in. Charting the development of maths around the world from Babylon to Bletchley Park, The Maths Book explores and explains more than 85 of the most complex and fascinating mathematical subjects. This diverse and inclusive account of mathematics will have something for everybody. It examines the maths behind world economies, secret spies, and modern technology such as computers, the internet, and AI. But it also traces the history of maths, from the mathematical ideas and inventions of the ancient world such as the first number systems, magic squares, and the Chinese abacus, through the discovery of zero and Fermat's last theorem, to the rise of group theory in the 19th century. Continuing the "Big Ideas" series' trademark combination of authoritative, clear text and bold graphics, The Maths Book uses an innovative visual approach to make the subject accessible to everyone, casual readers and students alike.

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