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Alex's adventures in numberland

A hugely enjoyable, brilliantly researched explanation of the basic principles of maths.

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  • "Alex's adventures in numberland"@it
  • "Dispatches from the wonderful world of mathematics"@en
  • "Here's looking at Euclid <dt.&gt"

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  • "A hugely enjoyable, brilliantly researched explanation of the basic principles of maths."
  • "A hugely enjoyable, brilliantly researched explanation of the basic principles of maths."@en
  • "Explodes the myth that maths is best left to the geeks. Covering subjects from adding to algebra, from set theory to statistics, and from logarithms to logical paradoxes, this title explains how mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives. It also explains the strategy of how best to gamble in a casino.; In this richly entertaining and accessible book, Alex Bellos explodes the myth that maths is best left to the geeks. Covering subjects from adding to algebra, from set theory to statistics, and from logarithms to logical paradoxes, he explains how mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives. Alex explains the surprising geometry of the 50p piece, and the strategy of how best to gamble it in a casino. He shines a light on the mathematical patterns in nature, and on the peculiar predictability of random behavior. He eats a potato crisp whose revolutionary shape was unpalatable to the ancient Greeks, and he shows the deep connections between maths, religion and philosophy. Alex weaves a journey from primary school to university level maths, from ancient history to the computing frontline, and from St Louis, Missouri, to Braintree, Essex. He meets the world's fastest mental calculators in Germany, consults a numerologist in the US desert, meets a startlingly numerate chimpanzee in Japan, and seeks advice from a venerable Hindu sage in India. An unlikely but exhilarating cocktail of history, reportage and mathematical proofs, Alex's dispatches from 'Numberland' show the world of maths to be a much friendlier and more colourful place than you might have imagined."@en
  • "Explodes the myth that maths is best left to the geeks. Covering subjects from adding to algebra, from set theory to statistics, and from logarithms to logical paradoxes, this title explains how mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives. It also explains the strategy of how best to gamble in a casino.; In this richly entertaining and accessible book, Alex Bellos explodes the myth that maths is best left to the geeks. Covering subjects from adding to algebra, from set theory to statistics, and from logarithms to logical paradoxes, he explains how mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives. Alex explains the surprising geometry of the 50p piece, and the strategy of how best to gamble it in a casino. He shines a light on the mathematical patterns in nature, and on the peculiar predictability of random behavior. He eats a potato crisp whose revolutionary shape was unpalatable to the ancient Greeks, and he shows the deep connections between maths, religion and philosophy. Alex weaves a journey from primary school to university level maths, from ancient history to the computing frontline, and from St Louis, Missouri, to Braintree, Essex. He meets the world's fastest mental calculators in Germany, consults a numerologist in the US desert, meets a startlingly numerate chimpanzee in Japan, and seeks advice from a venerable Hindu sage in India. An unlikely but exhilarating cocktail of history, reportage and mathematical proofs, Alex's dispatches from 'Numberland' show the world of maths to be a much friendlier and more colourful place than you might have imagined."

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  • "Einführung"
  • "Popular works"
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  • "Spielerisches Lernen: Mathematik"
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  • "Alex im Wunderland der Zahlen Eine Reise durch die aufregende Welt der Mathematik"
  • "Shu zi qi hang = Alex's adventures in numberland"
  • "數字奇航"
  • "Alex's adventures in numberland"
  • "Alex's adventures in numberland"@en
  • "Alex's adventures in Numberland"@en
  • "Alex's adventures in numberland : dispatches from the wonderful world of mathematics"
  • "Alex's adventures in Numberland : everything you need to know about simple math"
  • "Im Wunderland der Zahlen Eine mathemagische Reise"
  • "數字奇航 = Alex's adventures in numberland"
  • "Alex au pays des chiffres : une plongée dans l'univers des mathématiques"
  • "Getallen ontraadseld"
  • "Shu zi qi hang"
  • "Alex's adventures in Numberlandl : [dispatches from the wonderful world of mathematics]"
  • "Alex im Wunderland der Zahlen eine Reise durch die aufregende Welt der Mathematik"
  • "Im Wunderland der Zahlen : Eine mathemagische Reise"
  • "Il meraviglioso mondo dei numeri"
  • "Il meraviglioso mondo dei numeri"@it
  • "Alex im Wunderland der Zahlen : eine Reise durch die aufregende Welt der Mathematik"

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