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How math makes both science and the world tick. It reveals how seemingly arcane mathematical investigations and discoveries have led to bigger, more world-shaking insights into the nature of our world. It tells the stories of the mathematical thinkers who discerned some of the most fundamental aspects of our universe. Quantum Mechanics, space-time, chaos theory, and the workings of the complex systems, and the impossibility of a "perfect" democracy are all here. Friendly , entertaining and fun.
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How Math Explains the World: A Guide to the Power of Numbers, from Car Repair to Modern Physics
April 22, 2008, Collins
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in English
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0061241768 9780061241765
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the three big results are discussed tracing the history of mathematics in a funny and entertaining way.
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