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50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Tony Crilly
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| Series | 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know series |
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:208 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 176,Width 110 |
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| Category/Genre | Mathematics
History of mathematics
Popular science |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9781529425154
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| Classifications | Dewey:510 |
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Quercus Publishing
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| Imprint |
Greenfinch
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| Publication Date |
18 August 2022 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
In 50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know, Professor Tony Crilly explains in 50 clear and concise essays the mathematical concepts - ancient and modern, theoretical and practical, everyday and esoteric - that allow us to understand and shape the world around us. Packed with diagrams, examples and anecdotes, this book is the perfect overview of this often daunting but always essential subject. For once, mathematics couldn't be simpler.
Author Biography
Tony Crilly is Reader in Mathematical Sciences at Middlesex University, having previously taught at the University of Michigan, the City University in Hong Kong, and the Open University. His principal research interest is the history of mathematics, and he has written and edited many works on fractals, chaos and computing. He is the author of the acclaimed biography of the English mathematician Arthur Cayley.
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