100 Essential Things You Didnt Know You Didnt Know About Math And The Arts

Author : John D. Barrow
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393246566
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.68/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know about Math and the Arts written by John D. Barrow and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-02-23 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining and illuminating collection of 100 surprising connections between math and the arts. At first glance, the worlds of math and the arts might not seem like comfortable neighbors. But as mathematician John D. Barrow points out, they have a strong and natural affinity—after all, math is the study of all patterns, and the world of the arts is rich with pattern. Barrow whisks us through 100 thought-provoking and often whimsical intersections between math and many arts, from the golden ratios of Mondrian’s rectangles and the curious fractal-like nature of Pollock’s drip paintings to ballerinas’ gravity-defying leaps and the next generation of monkeys on typewriters tackling Shakespeare. For those of us with our feet planted more firmly on the ground, Barrow also wields everyday equations to reveal how many guards are needed in an art gallery or where you should stand to look at sculptures. From music and drama to literature and the visual arts, Barrow’s witty and accessible observations are sure to spark the imaginations of math nerds and art aficionados alike.

Author : John D. Barrow
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 1448137489
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Maths and the Arts written by John D. Barrow and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-12-11 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can maths tell us about art and design? Professor John D. Barrow has all the answers. In 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know About Maths and the Arts, he shows us that mathematics and the arts are not so far removed from each other. He takes us on a 100-step tour, guiding us through art forms as various as sculpture, literature, architecture and dance, and reveals what maths can tell us about the mysteries of the worlds of art and design. We find out why diamonds sparkle, how many words Shakespeare knew and why the shower is the best place to sing. We discover why an egg is egg-shaped, why Charles Dickens crusaded against maths and how a soprano can shatter a wine glass without touching it... Enlivening the everyday with a new way of looking at the world, this book will enrich your understanding of the maths and art that surround us in our day-to-day lives.

Author : John D. Barrow
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393338673
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.76/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know: Math Explains Your World written by John D. Barrow and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2010-05-24 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Barrow's wonderfully informative book should charm both lovers and haters of mathematics."-Sheldon Lee Glashow, winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics --

Author : John D. Barrow
Publisher : Bodley Head Childrens
ISBN 13 : 9781847923707
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.04/5 ( download)

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Download or read book 100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know written by John D. Barrow and published by Bodley Head Childrens. This book was released on 2015-07-27 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'If people do not believe that mathematics is simple, it is only because they do not realize how complicated life is.' John von Neumann Mathematics can tell you things about the world that can't be learned in any other way. This hugely informative and wonderfully entertaining Brain Shot answers a few essential questions about existence. It unravels the knotty, clarifies the conundrums and sheds light into dark corners. From winning the lottery, financial investment with Time Travelers and the weirdest football match ever to Sherlock Holmes, Elections, game theory, drunks, packing for your holiday and the madness of crowds; from chaos to infinity and everything in between, Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know has all the answers! BRAIN SHOTS: The byte-sized guide to all the things you didn't know you didn't know...

Author : Darren Bridger
Publisher : Kogan Page Publishers
ISBN 13 : 0749478896
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Neuro Design written by Darren Bridger and published by Kogan Page Publishers. This book was released on 2017-02-03 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: COMMENDED: Business Book Awards 2018 - Thought Leader Category Today, businesses of all sizes generate a great deal of creative graphic media and content, including websites, presentations, videos and social media posts. Most big companies, including the likes of Procter & Gamble, Coca-Cola, Tesco and Google, now use neuroscience research and theories to optimize their digital content. Neuro Design opens up this new world of neuromarketing design theories and recommendations, and describes insights from the growing field of neuroaesthetics that will enable readers to enhance customer engagement through their website, and boost profitability. Neuro Design emphasizes the importance of understanding consumers' non-conscious reactions to design and how brands can use them to improve performance, and increase the credibility and persuasiveness of their content. Including practical methods such as neuro-research for testing websites, plus real world case studies from P&G, Coca-Cola, Google and neuroscientific advertising for Nielson, this is the essential handbook for any marketer looking to improve engagement with their creative graphic content. Also covering visuospatial resonance, banner blindness, visual saliency, the Gestalt Psychology Model, the halo effect and much more, Neuro Design will equip any marketer with the design techniques they need to engage with consumers. Online resources include web links to inspiring reading, and further website resources.

Author : James F. Stankowski
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
ISBN 13 : 1622755278
Total Pages : 74 pages
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Download or read book Geometry and Trigonometry written by James F. Stankowski and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2014-12-15 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stimulating volume offers a broad collection of the principles of geometry and trigonometry, and contains colorful diagrams to bring mathematical principles to life. Subjects are enriched by references to famous mathematicians and their ideas, and the stories are presented in a very comprehensible way. Readers investigate the relationships of points, lines, surfaces, and solids. They study a wealth of facts about figures and, above all, methods to prove the facts. They learn about triangle measure for circular motion, sine, and trigonometric functions that are applied to right triangles.

Author : John D. Barrow
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393084124
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Mathletics: A Scientist Explains 100 Amazing Things About the World of Sports written by John D. Barrow and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2012-06-18 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An entertaining, eye-opening guide to what math and physics can reveal about sports. How can sprinter Usain Bolt break his world record without expending any additional effort? What dates of birth give rise to the best professional athletes? Is it better to have the inside or outside lane during a race? Drawing on vivid, real-life examples, mathematician John D. Barrow entertainingly explores the eye-opening, often counterintuitive, insights into the world of sports that math and physics can give us. For example, we learn that left-handed boxers have a statistical advantage over their right-handed opponents. Through clear, detailed, and fascinating mathematical explanations, Barrow reveals the best techniques and strategies for an incredible range of sports, from soccer and running to cycling, archery, gymnastics, and rowing.

Author : Marcel Danesi
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
ISBN 13 : 1501500368
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.67/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Language and Mathematics written by Marcel Danesi and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2016-06-06 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the many disciplinary and theoretical links between language, linguistics, and mathematics. It examines trends in linguistics, such as structuralism, conceptual metaphor theory, and other relevant theories,to show that language and mathematics have a similar structure, but differential functions, even though one without the other would not exist.

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Publisher : Jeffrey Bennett
ISBN 13 : 193754818X
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Math for Life: Crucial Ideas You Didn't Learn in School written by and published by Jeffrey Bennett. This book was released on with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alfred North Whitehead
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 696 pages
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