Coincidences, chaos, and all that math jazz: making light of weighty ideas
An explanation of challenging puzzles within the world of mathematics considers such topics as the link between a pineapple's spirals and the famous Fibonacci numbers, and the shape of the universe as reflected by a twisted strip of paper.
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Zusammenfassung: | An explanation of challenging puzzles within the world of mathematics considers such topics as the link between a pineapple's spirals and the famous Fibonacci numbers, and the shape of the universe as reflected by a twisted strip of paper. |
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adam_text | CONTENTS
OpeningThoughts vii
part i UNDERSTANDING UNCERTAINTY
Coincidences, Chaos, and Confusion i
1- UNBRIDLED COINCIDENCES
Likelihood, Lady Luck, and Lady Love 3
2- CHAOS REIGNS
Why We Can t Predict the Future 20
3- DIGESTING LIFE S DATA
Statistical Surprises 42
part ii EMBRACING FIGURES
Sensing Secrecy, Magnificent Magnitudes,
and Nature s Numbers 63
4- SECRETS HELD, SECRETS REVEALED
Cryptography Decrypted 65
5- SIZING UP NUMBERS
How Many? How Big? How Quick? 78
6- A SYNERGY BETWEEN NATURE AND NUMBER
A Search for Pattern 100
part in EXPLORING AESTHETICS
Sexy Rectangles, Fiery Fractals,
and Contortions of Space 121
7- FROM PRECISE BEAUTY TO PURE CHAOS
Picturing Aesthetics Through the Lens of Mathematics 123
8- ORIGAMI FORTHE ORIGAMICALLY CHALLENGED
From Paper Folding to Computers and
Fiery Fractals 146
9- ATWISTED TURN IN AN AMORPHOUS UNIVERSE
An Exploration of an Elasticized World 166
part iv TRANSCENDING REALITY
The Fourth Dimension and Infinity 199
10- THE UNIVERSE NEXT DOOR
The Magic of the Fourth Dimension 201
l i- MOVING BEYOND THE CONFINES OF
OUR NUTSHELL
A Journey Into Infinity 231
12- IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING STILL LARGER
A Journey Beyond Infinity 246
ClosingThoughts 267
Acknowledgments 268
Further Resources 269
Permissions 270
Index 271
A BOOK FOR THE ETERNALLY CURIOUS,
Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz fuses a
professor s understanding of the hidden mathe¬
matical skeleton of the universe with the distorted
sensibility of a stand-up comedian. Probability?
Monkeys trying to achieve a finished script for Hamlet
through random typing.
Overflowing with almost two hundred hand-drawn
illustrations and diagrams, Coincidences, Chaos, and
All That Math Jazz makes the big questions
those you haven t even thought to ask
and compelling. What happens when an infinite
number of tired baseball players shows up at an
infinite motel? And when their manager shows up?
The fourth dimension is probed from angles never
imagined in science fiction.
Each chapter opens with a surprising insight
not a mathematical formula, but a common
observation. From this starting point, the authors
leapfrog over math and anecdote toward profound
ideas about nature, art, and music. Subconscious
yearning for a sexy rectangle leads us to ponder the
Greek Parthenon, which somehow bumps into
Debussy s scales so convincingly that afterward it s
difficult to even consider aesthetic forms without
noticing their shadow math. This book is Fibonacci s
Sequence and the Golden Ratio through the looking
glass with a dash of Salvador
Letterman thrown in for good measure. It s also for
lovers of puzzles and posers of outlandish questions,
lapsed math aficionados and the formula phobic.
Sure, other books have probably considered the
amorphous nature of our universe, but none has
posed the question Is it possible to remove a pair
of sufficiently stretchable underwear without
removing one s pants? The answer is yes, and
Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz has the
adventurous spirit and irreverent philosophy to prove
it
exactly how to do it. Read at your own risk.
|
adam_txt |
CONTENTS
OpeningThoughts vii
part i UNDERSTANDING UNCERTAINTY
Coincidences, Chaos, and Confusion i
1- UNBRIDLED COINCIDENCES
Likelihood, Lady Luck, and Lady Love 3
2- CHAOS REIGNS
Why We Can't Predict the Future 20
3- DIGESTING LIFE'S DATA
Statistical Surprises 42
part ii EMBRACING FIGURES
Sensing Secrecy, Magnificent Magnitudes,
and Nature's Numbers 63
4- SECRETS HELD, SECRETS REVEALED
Cryptography Decrypted 65
5- SIZING UP NUMBERS
How Many? How Big? How Quick? 78
6- A SYNERGY BETWEEN NATURE AND NUMBER
A Search for Pattern 100
part in EXPLORING AESTHETICS
Sexy Rectangles, Fiery Fractals,
and Contortions of Space 121
7- FROM PRECISE BEAUTY TO PURE CHAOS
Picturing Aesthetics Through the Lens of Mathematics 123
8- ORIGAMI FORTHE ORIGAMICALLY CHALLENGED
From Paper Folding to Computers and
Fiery Fractals 146
9- ATWISTED TURN IN AN AMORPHOUS UNIVERSE
An Exploration of an Elasticized World 166
part iv TRANSCENDING REALITY
The Fourth Dimension and Infinity 199
10- THE UNIVERSE NEXT DOOR
The Magic of the Fourth Dimension 201
l i- MOVING BEYOND THE CONFINES OF
OUR NUTSHELL
A Journey Into Infinity 231
12- IN SEARCH OF SOMETHING STILL LARGER
A Journey Beyond Infinity 246
ClosingThoughts 267
Acknowledgments 268
Further Resources 269
Permissions 270
Index 271
A BOOK FOR THE ETERNALLY CURIOUS,
Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz fuses a
professor's understanding of the hidden mathe¬
matical skeleton of the universe with the distorted
sensibility of a stand-up comedian. Probability?
Monkeys trying to achieve a finished script for Hamlet
through random typing.
Overflowing with almost two hundred hand-drawn
illustrations and diagrams, Coincidences, Chaos, and
All That Math Jazz makes the big questions
those you haven't even thought to ask
and compelling. What happens when an infinite
number of tired baseball players shows up at an
infinite motel? And when their manager shows up?
The fourth dimension is probed from angles never
imagined in science fiction.
Each chapter opens with a surprising insight
not a mathematical formula, but a common
observation. From this starting point, the authors
leapfrog over math and anecdote toward profound
ideas about nature, art, and music. Subconscious
yearning for a sexy rectangle leads us to ponder the
Greek Parthenon, which somehow bumps into
Debussy's scales so convincingly that afterward it's
difficult to even consider aesthetic forms without
noticing their shadow math. This book is Fibonacci's
Sequence and the Golden Ratio through the looking
glass with a dash of Salvador
Letterman thrown in for good measure. It's also for
lovers of puzzles and posers of outlandish questions,
lapsed math aficionados and the formula phobic.
Sure, other books have probably considered the
amorphous nature of our universe, but none has
posed the question "Is it possible to remove a pair
of sufficiently stretchable underwear without
removing one's pants?" The answer is yes, and
Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz has the
adventurous spirit and irreverent philosophy to prove
it
exactly how to do it. Read at your own risk. |
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