Seventeen Equations that Changed the World
From Newton's Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets, equations, are everywhere -- and they are fundamental to everyday life.Seventeen Equations that Changed the World examines seventeen ground-breaking equations that have altered the course of human history. He explores how Pythagoras's Theorem led to GPS and Satnav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what is really going on with Schr¿dinger's cat.Entertaining, surprising and vastly informative, Seventeen Equations that Changed the World is a highly ori…
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Weitere Autoren: Davey, John (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-1-84668-532-3
- EAN: 9781846685323
- Produktnummer: 13632416
- Verlag: Profile Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 352 S.
- Ausstattung: B-Format Paperback
- Masse: H19.9 cm x B13.1 cm x D2.5 cm 286 g
- Gewicht: 286
Über den Autor
Ian Stewart is Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at Warwick University. He has published more than eighty books including Mathematics of Life , Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities , Professor Stewart's Hoard of Mathematical Treasures and The Science of Discworld trilogy with Terry Pratchett. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, appears frequently on radio and television, and does research on pattern formation and network dynamics.
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