50 ideas you really need to know. Maths
Crilly, A. J.2014
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Who invented zero? Why 60 seconds in a minute? How big is infinity? Where do parallel lines meet? And can a butterfly's wings really cause a storm on the far side of the world? 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.
Main title:
50 ideas you really need to know. Maths / Tony Crilly.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Quercus, [2014]
Collation:
208 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 21 cm
Notes:
Originally published: as 50 mathematical ideas you really need to know. 2007.Includes index.
ISBN:
9781848667051 (hbk)
Language:
English
BRN:
74850