Alexs Adventures In Numberland

Author : Alex Bellos
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408811146
Total Pages : 449 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alex's Adventures in Numberland written by Alex Bellos and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2010-04-05 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tenth anniversary edition of the iconic book about the wonderful world of maths Sunday Times bestseller | Shortlisted for the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize 'Original and highly entertaining' Sunday Times 'A page turner about humanity's strange, never easy and, above all, never dull relationship with numbers' New Scientist 'Will leave you hooked on numbers' Daily Telegraph In this richly entertaining and accessible book, Alex Bellos explodes the myth that maths is best left to the geeks, and demonstrates the remarkable ways it's linked to our everyday lives. Alex explains the surprising geometry of the 50p piece, and the strategy of how best to gamble it in a casino. He shines a light on the mathematical patterns in nature, and on the peculiar predictability of random behaviour. He eats a potato crisp whose revolutionary shape was unpalatable to the ancient Greeks, and he shows the deep connections between maths, religion and philosophy. From the world's fastest mental calculators in Germany to numerologists in the US desert, from a startlingly numerate chimpanzee in Japan to venerable Hindu sages in India, these dispatches from 'Numberland' are an unlikely but exhilarating cocktail of history, reportage and mathematical proofs. The world of maths is a much friendlier and more colourful place than you might have imagined. This anniversary edition is fully revised and updated.

Author : Alex Bellos
Publisher : Free Press
ISBN 13 : 9781416588283
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Here's Looking at Euclid written by Alex Bellos and published by Free Press. This book was released on 2011-04-19 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Too often math gets a bad rap, characterized as dry and difficult. But, Alex Bellos says, "math can be inspiring and brilliantly creative. Mathematical thought is one of the great achievements of the human race, and arguably the foundation of all human progress. The world of mathematics is a remarkable place." Bellos has traveled all around the globe and has plunged into history to uncover fascinating stories of mathematical achievement, from the breakthroughs of Euclid, the greatest mathematician of all time, to the creations of the Zen master of origami, one of the hottest areas of mathematical work today. Taking us into the wilds of the Amazon, he tells the story of a tribe there who can count only to five and reports on the latest findings about the math instinct—including the revelation that ants can actually count how many steps they’ve taken. Journeying to the Bay of Bengal, he interviews a Hindu sage about the brilliant mathematical insights of the Buddha, while in Japan he visits the godfather of Sudoku and introduces the brainteasing delights of mathematical games. Exploring the mysteries of randomness, he explains why it is impossible for our iPods to truly randomly select songs. In probing the many intrigues of that most beloved of numbers, pi, he visits with two brothers so obsessed with the elusive number that they built a supercomputer in their Manhattan apartment to study it. Throughout, the journey is enhanced with a wealth of intriguing illustrations, such as of the clever puzzles known as tangrams and the crochet creation of an American math professor who suddenly realized one day that she could knit a representation of higher dimensional space that no one had been able to visualize. Whether writing about how algebra solved Swedish traffic problems, visiting the Mental Calculation World Cup to disclose the secrets of lightning calculation, or exploring the links between pineapples and beautiful teeth, Bellos is a wonderfully engaging guide who never fails to delight even as he edifies. Here’s Looking at Euclid is a rare gem that brings the beauty of math to life.

Author : Alex Bellos
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451640129
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.20/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Grapes of Math written by Alex Bellos and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From triangles, rotations and power laws, to cones, curves and the dreaded calculus, Alex takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit and limitless enthusiasm. He sifts through over 30,000 survey submissions to uncover the world’s favourite number, and meets a mathematician who looks for universes in his garage. He attends the World Mathematical Congress in India, and visits the engineer who designed the first roller-coaster loop. Get hooked on math as Alex delves deep into humankind’s turbulent relationship with numbers, and reveals how they have shaped the world we live in.

Author : Alex Bellos
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781782117889
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Snowflake, Seashell, Star written by Alex Bellos and published by . This book was released on 2015-09-24 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author of Alex's Adventures in Numberland joins the meditative colouring book craze with this mathematical colouring book.

Author : Olga Jaffae
Publisher : Tate Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1615663002
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cammie and Alex's Adventures at Rainbow Rinks written by Olga Jaffae and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2009-12 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'You left your skates in the locker room, walked away, and somebody tampered with them.' 'But...but who did it?' Cammie asked weakly. Coach Ferguson looked her straight in the face. 'This is the question you should ask yourself. Who is the person that hates you so much that he, or she, is willing to jeopardize your test?' Cammie swallowed hard, but the lump in her throat didn't dissolve. 'I...I don't know.' Eleven-year-old Cammie is one of the best ice skaters at her hometown rink. But when an older girl joins her class, Cammie is in awe of the beautiful sixteen-year-old's expensive clothes and ability to glide gracefully over the ice. Isabelle and Cammie soon become best friends, and Isabelle convinces Cammie to move to Skateland, a magical place with skating rinks of unusual, enchanting colors. Cammie's parents and coach are hesitant, uncertain as to whether she is ready to be on her own, but Cammie is captivated by her new life...that is, until everything starts falling apart. Something strange is going on in Skateland-someone is trying to sabotage her chances at a gold medal! With the help of her friend Alex, Cammie must unravel the mystery at Rainbow Rinks and save her skating career before it's too late! Cammie and Alex's Adventures at Rainbow Rinks is Olga Jaffae's second book following friends Cammie and Alex in an ice-skating fantasy that teaches about the importance of telling the truth and being yourself that children and young adults will love.

Author : Alex Bellos
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1408809591
Total Pages : 450 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alex's Adventures in Numberland written by Alex Bellos and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-04-04 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The world of maths can seem mind-boggling, irrelevant and, let's face it, boring. This groundbreaking book reclaims maths from the geeks. Mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives: from the surprising geometry of the 50p piece to how probability can help you win in any casino. In search of weird and wonderful mathematical phenomena, Alex Bellos travels across the globe and meets the world's fastest mental calculators in Germany and a startlingly numerate chimpanzee in Japan. Packed with fascinating, eye-opening anecdotes, Alex's Adventures in Numberland is an exhilarating cocktail of history, reportage and mathematical proofs that will leave you awestruck.

Author : Alex Bellos
Publisher : Guardian Faber Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781783351145
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Can You Solve My Problems? written by Alex Bellos and published by Guardian Faber Publishing. This book was released on 2016 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A high-class puzzle book from the bestselling author of Alex's Adventures in Numberland; organised from easy-peasy to ninja level - with stories of puzzle mysteries, histories and scandals along the way this book will make your hippocampus happy.

Author : Alex Bellos
Publisher : The Experiment
ISBN 13 : 1615193235
Total Pages : 148 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Patterns of the Universe written by Alex Bellos and published by The Experiment. This book was released on 2015-12-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A coloring book that reveals math's hidden beauty and contemplative power as never before with 78 coloring designs and games that explore symmetry, fractals, tessellations, randomness, and more."--

Author : Pelé
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1847394884
Total Pages : 365 pages
Book Rating : 4.80/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pele: The Autobiography written by Pelé and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2008-09-04 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even people who don't know football know Pelé. The best of a generation of Brazilian players universally acknowledged as the most accomplished and attractive group of footballers ever to play the game, he won the World Cup three times and is Brazil's all-time record goalscorer. But how did this man -- a sportsman, a mere footballer, like many others -- become a global icon? Was it just by being the best at what he did, or do people respond to some other quality? The world's greatest footballer now gives us the full story of his incredible life and career. Told with his characteristic grace and modesty, but covering all aspects of his playing days and his subsequent careers as politician, international sporting ambassador and cultural icon, PELE: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY is an essential volume for all sports fans, and anyone who admires true rarity of spirit.

Author : Millie Kerr
Publisher : Book Guild Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1913551288
Total Pages : 83 pages
Book Rating : 4.85/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Adventures of Ellie & Boo written by Millie Kerr and published by Book Guild Publishing. This book was released on 2020-05-28 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A nature-loving cat and her conservationist mum team up to save endangered species!