The Power of Lines
How Linear Algebra Explains Everything
$68.42
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
8 December 2026
Summary
Why do distant mountains look tiny while your coffee mug looms large? How does your brain find its way in a dark room? And what does any of this have to do with quantum physics?
In The Power of Lines, Oscar Fernandez traces the answers to one startling conclusion: The universe runs on linear algebra.
Fernandez builds his case by uncovering the hidden linearity all around us, from simple activities—like making coffee and searching the web—to the complex systems that sh…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262057103 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262057107 |
| Author: | Oscar E. Fernandez |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 8 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 369g |
| Dimensions: | 152mm x 229mm |
Critics Review
ENDORSEMENTS
“An engaging and light-hearted introduction to linear algebra via its ubiquity in the world around us.”
—Eugenia Cheng, author of Unequal: The Math of When Things Do and Don’t Add Up
“Fernandez introduces compelling applications of linear algebra, transforming ‘When will I use this?’ into ‘I can use it daily.’”
—Tim Chartier, author of When Life Is Linear; winner of the Beckenbach Book Prize
“Illuminating and enjoyable—linear algebra is everywhere, especially in our everyday lives.”
—Anna Seigal, Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics, Harvard University
Oscar E. Fernandez
Oscar E. Fernandez is a professor of mathematics at Wellesley College and the author of Everyday Calculus, The Calculus of Happiness, Calculus Simplified, and Calculus 2 Simplified. He is a fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
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