Proof and the Pudding - What Mathematicians, Cooks, and You Have in Common

Zusatztext "Henle finds amazing similarities in both math and cooking." ---Sudhirendar Sharma, Current Science Informationen zum Autor Jim Henle is the Myra M. Sampson Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at Smith College. His books include Sweet Reason: A Field Guide to Modern Logic and Calculus: The Language of Change . He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts. Klappentext Tie on your apron and step into Jim Henle's kitchen as he demonstrates how two equally savory pursuits--cooking and mathematics--have more in common than you realize. A tasty dish for gourmets of popular math, The Proof and the Pudding offers a witty and flavorful blend of mathematical treats and gastronomic delights that reveal how life in the mathematical world is tantalizingly similar to life in the kitchen. Zusammenfassung Tie on your apron and step into Jim Henle's kitchen as he demonstrates how two equally savory pursuits--cooking and mathematics--have more in common than you realize. A tasty dish for gourmets of popular math, The Proof and the Pudding offers a witty and flavorful blend of mathematical treats and gastronomic delights that reveal how life in the mat

Product details

• Authors: Jim Henle, Henle Jim
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.04.2015
• EAN: 9780691164861
• ISBN: 978-0-691-16486-1
• No. of pages: 176
• Subjects: Guides > Food & drink > General cookery books, basic cookery books; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Basic principles; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Natural science; COOKING / General, MATHEMATICS / Recreations & Games, General cookery & recipes, General cookery and recipes, Popular and recreational mathematics, Popular mathematics