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What's the use? : how mathematics shapes everyday life / Ian Stewart.
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- ISBN: 9781541699489
- ISBN: 1541699483
- Physical Description: 326 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First US edition.
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-307) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Unreasonable effectiveness -- How politicians pick their voters -- Let the pigeon drive the bus -- The kidneys of Königsberg -- Stay safe in cyberspace -- The number plane -- Papa, can you multiply triplets? -- Boing! -- Trust me, I'm a transform -- Smile, please! -- Are we nearly there yet? -- De-ising the arctic -- Call the topologist -- The fox and the hedgehog. |
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| Subject: | Mathematics > Popular works. MATHEMATICS / Applied. MATHEMATICS / Essays. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Biomedical. |
| Genre: | Informational works. |
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| East Grand Forks Campbell Library | 510 STEWART 2021 (Text) | 523045 | Non-Fiction | Available | - |
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| 245 | 1 | 0. | ‡aWhat's the use? : ‡bhow mathematics shapes everyday life / ‡cIan Stewart. |
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| 250 | . | ‡aFirst US edition. | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York : ‡bBasic Books, ‡c2021. | |
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| 520 | . | ‡a"An esteemed mathematician shows how math powers the world, from technology to health care and beyond"-- ‡cProvided by publisher | |
| 504 | . | ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 299-307) and index. | |
| 505 | 0 | . | ‡aUnreasonable effectiveness -- How politicians pick their voters -- Let the pigeon drive the bus -- The kidneys of Königsberg -- Stay safe in cyberspace -- The number plane -- Papa, can you multiply triplets? -- Boing! -- Trust me, I'm a transform -- Smile, please! -- Are we nearly there yet? -- De-ising the arctic -- Call the topologist -- The fox and the hedgehog. |
| 520 | . | ‡aAlmost all of us have sat in a math class, wondering if we would ever use it in the real world. Stewart argues that math isn't just about boring computations: it's a means to achieve great things, such as space exploration and organ donation. He shows that trigonometry is essential to keeping a satellite in orbit, and how the prime numbers power the world's most advanced security systems. Math isn't just relevant to our lives. It is the very fabric of our existence. -- adapted from jacket | |
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