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The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Mathematics, from One to Infinity Main Edition
Author(s): Steven Strogatz (Author)
- Publisher: Atlantic Books
- Publication Date: 1 Mar. 2013
- Edition: Main
- Language: English
- Print length: 336 pages
- ISBN-10: 1848878435
- ISBN-13: 9781848878433
Book Description
Maths is everywhere, often where we least expect it. Award-winning professor Steven Strogatz acts as our guide as he takes us on a tour of numbers that - unbeknownst to the most of us - form a fascinating and integral part of our everyday lives. In The Joy of X, Strogatz explains the great ideas of maths - from negative numbers to calculus, fat tails to infinity - and shows how they connect to everything from popular culture and philosophy to current affairs and business practice. He is the maths teacher you never had and this book is perfect for the smart and curious, the expert and the beginner.
Editorial Reviews
Review
'Strogatz's graceful prose is perfectly pitched for a popular maths book: authoritative without being patronising, friendly without being whimsical, and always clear and accessible. His x marks the spot - and hits it.' Alex Bellos, author of Alex's Adventures in Numberland
About the Author
Steven Strogatz is the professor of applied mathematics at Cornell University. A renowned teacher, and one of the world's most highly-cited mathematicians, he received MIT's E.M. Baker Award. He is the author of the bestselling Sync and The Calculus of Friendship. He lives in New York with his wife Carole and their two daughters.
