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An edition of Alex Through the Looking-glass (2014)

The grapes of math

how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life

by

  • 7 Want to read

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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Doubleday Canada
Language
English
Pages
337

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Social aspects, Mathematics, popular works, MATHEMATICS / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural, MATHEMATICS / Essays, Mathematics, miscellanea, Mathematical recreations, Mathematics, Miscellanea
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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
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Alex Through the Looking-Glass: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life
2015, Bloomsbury Paperbacks
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Alex et la magie des nombres
Jan 08, 2015, ROBERT LAFFONT
Paperback in French
Cover of: I numeri ci somigliano
I numeri ci somigliano
2015-03-01, Einaudi. Stile Libero Extra
in Italian
Cover of: The grapes of math
The grapes of math: how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life
2014, Simon & Schuster
in English
Cover of: Alex Through the Looking-glass
Alex Through the Looking-glass
2014, Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
paperback
Cover of: The grapes of math
The grapes of math: how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life
2014, Doubleday Canada
in English
Cover of: Alex Through the Looking-Glass
Alex Through the Looking-Glass: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life
Apr 10, 2014, Bloomsbury Publishing, imusti
hardcover
Cover of: Grapes of Math
Grapes of Math: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life
2014, Free Press
in English

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Table of Contents

Every number tells a story
The long tail of the law
Love triangles
Coneheads
Bring on the revolution
All about e
The positive power of negative thinking
Professor Calculus
The titl of this chapter contains three erors
Cell mates.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Issued also in electronic format.

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Toronto, Canada
Other Titles
Alex Through the Looking-Glass
Copyright Date
2014

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
513
Library of Congress
QA141.15 .B33

Contributors

Illustrator
the Surreal McCoy

The Physical Object

Pagination
xiii, 337 pages
Number of pages
337

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL35737837M
Internet Archive
grapesofmathhowl0000bell
ISBN 10
0385671806, 0385671814
ISBN 13
9780385671804, 9780385671811
OCLC/WorldCat
859028099

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