Author

Publication

2015 - Basic Books, New York City, New York, USA

Language

English

Word Count

72,000 words, Guess

Page Count

288 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCQA9 .C4862 2015

Description

If mathematics is the queen of science, this book explains why category theory is the queen of mathematics.

Description

"In How to Bake Pi, math professor Eugenia Cheng provides an accessible introduction to the logic and beauty of mathematics, powered, unexpectedly, by insights from the kitchen: we learn, for example, how the béchamel in a lasagna can be a lot like the number 5, and why making a good custard proves that math is easy but life is hard."--Publisher description.

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  • How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of MathematicsHardcoverBasic Books2015-01-01
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