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Ian Stewart
ISBN: 9781846685316
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Profile Books Ltd
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From Newton's Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets, equations, are everywhere - and they are fundamental to everyday life. In this book, the author sets out seventeen equations that have altered the course of human history. It is also an exploration - and explanation - of life on earth.
This is a unique history of humanity told through its seventeen defining equations; from Pythagoras to Calculus. From Newton's Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets, equations, are everywhere - and they are fundamental to everyday life. In "Seventeen Equations that Changed the World", acclaimed mathematician Ian Stewart sets out seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. He explores how Pythagoras' Theorem led to GPS and SatNav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what is really going on with Schrodinger's cat. Entertaining, surprising and vastly informative, "Seventeen Equations that Changed the World" is a highly original exploration - and explanation - of life on earth.
| ISBN | 1846685311 | | DEWEY edition | DC23 | | ISBN13 | 9781846685316
(What's this?) | | Pages | 288 | | Publisher | Profile Books Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Profile Books Ltd | | Height (mm) | 234 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 153 | | Publication date | 02 Feb 2012 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY | 512.9 | |
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"'Stewart has a genius for explanation... Find a comfortable chair for some holiday puzzling: mathematics doesn't come more entertaining than this.' (New Scientist) 'Stewart has served up the instructive equivalent of a Michelin-starred tasting menu' (Guardian)"  Be the first to write a customer review
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