Devlin, Keith J.
The language of mathematics : making the invisible visible / Keith Devlin. - New York, N.Y. : Holt, 2002. - viii, 344 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
"A W.H. Freeman/Holt paperback"--Title page verso. Includes index.
Why numbers count -- Patterns of the mind -- Mathematics in motion -- Mathematics gets into shape -- Mathematics of beauty -- What happens when mathematics gets into position -- How mathematicians figure the odds -- Uncovering the hidden patterns of the universe. ch. 1. ch. 2. ch. 3. ch. 4. ch. 5. ch. 6. ch. 7. ch. 8.
Taking the reader on a wondrous journey through the invisible universe that surrounds us--a universe made visible by mathematics--Devlin shows us what keeps a jumbo jet in the air, explains how we can see and hear a football game on TV, allows us to predict the weather, the behavior of the stock market, and the outcome of elections. Microwave ovens, telephone cables, children's toys, pacemakers, automobiles, and computers--all operate on mathematical principles. Far from a dry and esoteric subject, mathematics is a rich and living part of our culture.
0805072543 9780805072549
Mathematics.
510 .D497
The language of mathematics : making the invisible visible / Keith Devlin. - New York, N.Y. : Holt, 2002. - viii, 344 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
"A W.H. Freeman/Holt paperback"--Title page verso. Includes index.
Why numbers count -- Patterns of the mind -- Mathematics in motion -- Mathematics gets into shape -- Mathematics of beauty -- What happens when mathematics gets into position -- How mathematicians figure the odds -- Uncovering the hidden patterns of the universe. ch. 1. ch. 2. ch. 3. ch. 4. ch. 5. ch. 6. ch. 7. ch. 8.
Taking the reader on a wondrous journey through the invisible universe that surrounds us--a universe made visible by mathematics--Devlin shows us what keeps a jumbo jet in the air, explains how we can see and hear a football game on TV, allows us to predict the weather, the behavior of the stock market, and the outcome of elections. Microwave ovens, telephone cables, children's toys, pacemakers, automobiles, and computers--all operate on mathematical principles. Far from a dry and esoteric subject, mathematics is a rich and living part of our culture.
0805072543 9780805072549
Mathematics.
510 .D497