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65) The math instinct: why you're a mathematical genius (along with lobsters, birds, cats, and dogs)
Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"On November 25th, 1915, Albert Einstein published his field equations of general relativity and reinvented gravity. Rather than being some mysterious unseen force pulling objects together, gravity, Einstein told the world, is a manifestation of the curvature of space-time caused by the presence of massive objects. But Einstein's theory wasn't born in a vacuum, not even the vacuum of space. Instead, the theory of general relativity relies upon complicated...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Math does not need to be difficult. This book, complete with exercises and answers, forms a course which will take you from beginner or intermediate level to being a confident mathematician. This book includes: simple step-by-step explanations, to help you grasp new topics or those that have previously confused you; practice questions throughout, to help you embed your learning and improve your confidence; and end of chapter summaries, to help you...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Primera edición.
Language
Español
Description
This latest entry in the series "Big Ideas Simply Explained" looks at the most important mathematical ideas, theorems, and inventions, utilizing an approach that uses creative typography, colorful graphics, and accessible language to make these concepts easier to understand.
Author
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"MATH PROBLEMS MADE EASY: Written with lively text and simple examples, this book will illustrate all the basics--addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division--and advanced topics such as ratios decimals, powers, and roots. Filled with shortcuts, tips, tricks, diagrams and a glossary, this book promises to provide many eureka moments as a light bulb goes off when you finally grasp concepts that may have mystified you up until now"--
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This book is a short, accessible guide to six topics: jobs, house prices, inequality, prices for goods and services, poverty, and deprivation. Each relates to concepts we use on a personal level to form an understanding of the society in which we live: We need a job, a place to live, and food to eat."--
78) The calculus of happiness: how a mathematical approach to life adds up to health, wealth, and love
Author
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Scribner hardcover edition.
Language
English
Description
"We are all doing math all the time, from the way we communicate with each other to the way we travel, from how we work to how we relax. Many of us are aware of this. But few of us really appreciate the full power of math - the extent to which its influence is not only in every office and every home, but also in every courtroom and hospital ward. In this eye-opening and extraordinary book, Kit Yates explores the true stories of life-changing events...
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