The grapes of math

Alternate Titles

• Alex Through the Looking-Glass

Description

From triangles, rotations and power laws, to fractals, cones and curves, Bellos takes readers on a journey of mathematical discovery. As he narrates a series of eye-opening encounters with lively personalities all over the world, Alex demonstrates how numbers have come to be our friends, how fascinating and extremely accessible they are, and how they have changed our world.

Description

"From the bestselling author of Here's Looking at Euclid, a dazzling new book that turns even the most complex math into a brilliantly entertaining narrative. From triangles, rotations and power laws, to cones, curves and the dreaded calculus, Alex takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit and limitless enthusiasm. He sifts through over 30,000 survey submissions to uncover the world's favourite number, and meets a mathematician who looks for universes in his garage. He attends the World Mathematical Congress in India, and visits the engineer who designed the first roller-coaster loop. Get hooked on math as Alex delves deep into humankind's turbulent relationship with numbers, and reveals how they have shaped the world we live in"--

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Other Editions

• The grapes of math: how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect lifeSimon & Schuster2014-01-01
• Alex Through the Looking-glassPaperbackBloomsbury Publishing PLC2014-01-01
• Alex Through the Looking-GlassFree Press2014-01-01
• Alex Through the Looking-GlassDoubleday Canada2014-01-01
• Alex Through the Looking-GlassHardcoverBloomsbury Publishing2014-04-10
• Alex Through the Looking-Glass: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect LifeBloomsbury Paperbacks2015-01-01