Geekspeak - A Guide to Answering the Unanswerable, Making Sense of the Nonsensica

Geekspeak is Dr. Graham Tattersall''s quirky love letter to math, logic, and problem solving... and to the self-professed geeks everywhere who revel in such esoterica. Written for the numero-phobic and the calcu-lover alike, Geekspeak doesn''t shy away from complex problems, but always explains them in a way that''s elegantly curious, easily understood, and, above all, endlessly entertaining.>

About the author

Dr. Graham Tattersall is a freelance engineer working on projects as diverse as computer-aided shoe fitting, fault analysis systems for trains, and enhancement of ultrasound images. He lives in Suffolk, England.

Product details

• Authors: Graham Tattersall
• Publisher: Harper Perennial USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.2010
• EAN: 9780061626784
• ISBN: 978-0-06-162678-4
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 205 mm x 17 mm
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > Miscellaneous; Sociology, Science: general issues, Mathematics, History of Science, Reference works, Philosophy of Mathematics, Classical mechanics, Feminism and feminist theory, Mathematical physics, History of mathematics, Popular and recreational mathematics, Cultural studies: food and society, Sudoku and number puzzles, SCIENCE: Reference, MATHEMATICS: History & Philosophy, REFERENCE: Trivia, SOCIAL SCIENCE: Feminism & Feminist Theory, SCIENCE: History, SCIENCE: Physics / Mathematical & Computational, SCIENCE: Mechanics / General, GAMES: Trivia, MATHEMATICS: General, MATHEMATICS: Recreations & Games