The grapes of math
how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life
by Alex Bellos
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"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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Alex et la magie des nombres
Jan 08, 2015, ROBERT LAFFONT
Paperback
in French
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Alex Através do Espelho: Como a Vida Reflete os Números e Como os Números Refletem a Vida
Jan 01, 2015, Companhia das Letras
Paperback
in Portuguese
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Alex Through the Looking-Glass: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life
2015, Bloomsbury Paperbacks
in English
1408845725 9781408845721
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Grapes of Math: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life
2014, Free Press
in English
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Alex Through the Looking-Glass: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life
Apr 10, 2014, Bloomsbury Publishing, imusti
hardcover
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The grapes of math: how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life
2014, Doubleday Canada
in English
0385671806 9780385671804
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The grapes of math: how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life
2014, Simon & Schuster
in English
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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.
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