Seventeen Equations that Changed the World
$22.94
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
29 June 2013
Summary
From Newton’s Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets, equations are everywhere – and they are fundamental to everyday life.
Seventeen Equations That Changed the World examines seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. It explores how Pythagoras’s Theorem led to GPS and SatNav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camer…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781846685323 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 184668532X |
| Author: | Ian Stewart, John Davey, Professor Ian Stewart |
| Publisher: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Profile Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Edition: | Main |
| Release Date: | 29 June 2013 |
| Weight: | 289g |
| Dimensions: | 26mm x 130mm x 198mm |
Critics Review
His wondrous world of worked-out maths and joined-up thinking is radical and even romantic * The Times *
Interesting and authoritative * BBC Focus *
Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart is a Mathematics Professor at Warwick University. His many books include Mathematics of Life, Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities, and The Science of Discworld trilogy with Terry Pratchett. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, appears frequently on radio and television, and does research on pattern formation and network dynamics.
Returns
This item is eligible for free returns within 30 days of delivery. See our returns policy for further details.