The joy of x: a guided tour of math, from one to infinity
Many people take math in high school and promptly forget much of it. But math plays a part in all of our lives all of the time, whether we know it or not. In The Joy of x, Steven Strogatz expands on his hit New York Times series to explain the big ideas of math gently and clearly, with wit, insight,...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Many people take math in high school and promptly forget much of it. But math plays a part in all of our lives all of the time, whether we know it or not. In The Joy of x, Steven Strogatz expands on his hit New York Times series to explain the big ideas of math gently and clearly, with wit, insight, and brilliant illustrations. Whether he is illuminating how often you should flip your mattress to get the maximum lifespan from it, explaining just how Google searches the internet, or determining how many people you should date before settling down, Strogatz shows how math connects to every aspect of life. Discussing pop culture, medicine, law, philosophy, art, and business, Strogatz is the math teacher you wish youd had. Whether you aced integral calculus or arent sure what an integer is, youll find profound wisdom and persistent delight in The Joy of x. |
| Beschreibung: | XII, 316 S. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 9780547517650 |
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Preface
ix
Part One NUMBERS
1.
From Fish to Infinity
з
An introduction to numbers, pointing out their upsides
(they re efficient) as well as their downsides (they re ethereal)
2.
Rock Groups
7
Treating numbers concretely
—
think rocks
—
can make
calculations less baffling.
3.
The Enemy of My Enemy 1
5
The disturbing concept of subtraction, and how we deal
with the fact that negative numbers seem so
...
negative
4.
Commuting
23
When you buy jeans on sale, do you save more money if the
clerk applies the discount after the tax, or before?
5.
Division and Its Discontents
29
Helping Verizon grasp the
différence
between
.002
dollars
and
.002
cents
v¡
CONTENTS
6.
Location, Location, Location
35
How the place-value system for writing numbers brought
arithmetic to the masses
Part Two RELATIONSHIPS
7.
The Joy of
χ
45
Arithmetic becomes algebra when we begin working with
unknowns and formulas.
8.
Finding Your Roots
51
Complex numbers, a hybrid of the imaginary and the real,
are the pinnacle of number systems.
9.
My Tub Runneth Over
59
Turning peril to pleasure in word problems
10.
Working Your Quads
67
The quadratic formula may never win any beauty contests,
but the ideas behind it are ravishing.
11.
Power Tools
75
In math, the function of functions is to transform.
Part Three SHAPES
12.
Square Dancing
85
Geometry, intuition, and the long road from Pythagoras to
Einstein
13.
Something from Nothing
93
Like any other creative act, constructing a proof begins with
inspiration.
14.
The Conic Conspiracy
ιοί
The uncanny similarities between parabolas and ellipses
suggest hidden forces at work.
CONTENTS
15. Sine
Qua Non
113
Sine waves everywhere, from Ferris wheels to zebra stripes
16.
Take It to the Limit
121
Archimedes recognized the power of the infinite and in the
process laid the groundwork for calculus.
Part Four CHANGE
17.
Change We Can Believe In
131
Differential calculus can show you the best path from A to
B, and Michael Jordan s dunks help explain why.
18.
It Slices, It Dices
139
The lasting legacy of integral calculus is a Veg-O-Matic view
of the universe.
19.
All about
e
147
How many people should you date before settling down?
Your grandmother knows
—
and so does the number e.
20.
Loves Me, Loves Me Not
155
Differential equations made sense of planetary motion. But
the course of true love? Now that s confusing.
21.
Step Into the Light 16I
A light beam is
a pas de deux
of electric and magnetic fields,
and vector calculus is its choreographer.
Part Five DATA
22.
The New Normal
175
Bell curves are out. Fat tails are in.
23.
Chances Are
183
The improbable thrills of probability theory
vii¡
CONTENTS
24.
Untangling the
Web
191
How Google solved the Zen riddle of Internet search using
linear algebra
Part Six FRONTIERS
25.
The Loneliest Numbers
201
Prime numbers, solitary and inscrutable, space themselves
apart in mysterious ways.
26.
Group Think
211
Group theory, one of the most versatile parts of math,
bridges art and science.
27.
Twist and Shout
219
Playing with
Möbius
strips and music boxes, and a better
way to cut a bagel
28.
Think Globally
229
Differential geometry reveals the shortest route between two
points on a globe or any other curved surface.
29.
Analyze This!
237
Why calculus, once so smug and cocky, had to put itself on
the couch
30.
The Hubert Hotel
249
An exploration of infinity as this book, not being infinite,
comes to an end
Acknowledgments
257
Notes
261
Credits
307
Index
309
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