Overview
Since there is something rather than nothing, could nothing exist? Can you make the perfect labyrinth? Does a quantum event have to be observed before it’s ‘real’? Just when you thought things couldn’t get any stranger, David Darling and Agnijo Banerjee’s journey into the mathematical wilderness reveals ‘bubble maths’ has been studied since the second century, the counterintuitive world of quantum can be described perfectly by mathematics and the idea that maths and art couldn’t be further apart is utter nonsense. From centuries-old conundrums to eccentric geniuses like Évariste Galois (he failed the entrance exams at École Polytechnique twice because he couldn’t explain how he’d arrived at his correct answers) to how the strangest maths connects to the everyday, Darling and Banerjee transform the bewildering into the beautiful, delighting us once again.
Full Product Details
Author: David Darling ,
Agnijo Banerjee
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
Imprint: Oneworld Publications
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 19.80cm
ISBN: 9781786075086
ISBN 10: 1786075083
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 04 July 2019
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
'A grand tour of the most exotic locations in the mathematical cosmos. Weirder Maths is exhilarating and entertaining, and will leave you with a wide-eyed appreciation of the world of numbers.' -- Michael Brooks, author of <i>13 Things That Don't Make Sense</i> and <i>The Quantum Astrologer's Handbook</i> 'The brilliant combination of an accomplished science writer and a young mathematical prodigy has resulted in page after page that oozes enthusiasm, clarity and intrigue... A weird but truly wonderful read.' -- Bobby Seagull, author of <i>The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers</i> and co-presenter of <i>Monkman & Seagull's Genius Guide to Britain</i>
`Remarkable.' * <i>TLS</i> on <i>Weird Maths</i> *
‘The brilliant combination of an accomplished science writer and a young mathematical prodigy has resulted in page after page that oozes enthusiasm, clarity and intrigue… A weird but truly wonderful read.’ -- Bobby Seagull, author of <i>The Life-Changing Magic of Numbers</i> and co-presenter of <i>Monkman & Seagull’s Genius Guide to Britain</i> ‘A grand tour of the most exotic locations in the mathematical cosmos. Weirder Maths is exhilarating and entertaining, and will leave you with a wide-eyed appreciation of the world of numbers.’ -- Michael Brooks, author of <i>13 Things That Don’t Make Sense</i> and <i>The Quantum Astrologer’s Handbook</i>
Author Information
David Darling is a science writer and astronomer. He is the author of many books, including the bestselling Equations of Eternity, and the popular online resource The Worlds of David Darling. He lives in Dundee, Scotland.
