Beautiful, Simple, Exact, Crazy - Mathematics in the Real World

Informationen zum Autor Apoorva Khare is currently a research associate in mathematics and statistics at Stanford University. Anna Lachowska is a lecturer in mathematics at Yale University. Klappentext "In this vibrant work, which is ideal for teaching and learning, Apoorva Khare and Anna Lachowska explain the mathematics essential for understanding and appreciating our quantitative world. They show with examples that mathematics is a key tool in the creation and appreciation of art, music, and literature, not just science and technology. The book covers basic mathematical topics from logarithms to statistics, but the authors eschew mundane finance and probability problems. Instead, they explain how modular arithmetic helps keep our online transactions safe, how logarithms justify the twelve-tone scale commonly used in music, and how deep space probe transmissions are similar to medieval knights. Ideal for undergraduate coursework in introductory mathematics and requiring no knowledge of calculus, Khare and Lachowska's enlightening mathematics tour will appeal to a wide audience."--Page 4 of cover.

Product details

• Authors: Apoorva Khare, Apoorva Lachowska Khare, Dr Apoorva Khare, Dr. Apoorva Khare, Dr. Apoorva Lachowska Khare, Anna Lachowska, Prof. Anna Lachowska
• Publisher: Yale University Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.11.2015
• EAN: 9780300190892
• ISBN: 978-0-300-19089-2
• No. of pages: 480
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics; MATHEMATICS / General, Mathematics