NUMBERS IN MINUTES
Why 60 seconds in a minute? Who invented zero? What exactly is pi? Why do mathematicians hunt prime numbers? And how can you get a number bigger than infinity?
To find out, take a tour through 200 important, fascinating and unusual numbers - the easy and entertaining way to grasp mathematics.
Numbers in Minutes demystifies the maths surrounding the key numbers including: zero, 1-40, negatives, percentages, prime numbers, fractions, decimals, pi, exponentials, imaginary numbers, squares and cubes, roots and powers, Fibonacci numbers, the golden ratio, millions and trillions, a googol, 'perfect,' 'kissing,' 'vampire' and 'weird' numbers, infinity, infinity+1 and other sizes of infinity...
Every number is explained in a few short paragraphs with a helpful picture, making the maths simple to understand and remember.
Автор | Julia Collins |
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Страници | 416 |
Корица | мека |
Език | английски |
Година | 2019 |
Дата на получаване | 22.02.2020 г. |
Издателство | Quercus |
ID на книга | 27847731 |
Поредица | In Minutes Series |
ISBN | 9781787477315 |
Категории | Математика Книги на английски език Нови книги |
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