30 Second Math

by Richard Brown

Hardcover, 2014

Status

Available

Call number

510

Series

Publication

Metro (2014), 160 pages

Description

From Rubik's cubes to Godel's incompleteness theorem, everything mathematical explained, with colour illustrations, in half a minute. Maths is enjoying a resurgence in popularity. So how can you avoid being the only dinner guest who has no idea who Fermat was, or what he proved? The more you know about Maths, the less of a science it becomes. 30 Second Maths takes the top 50 most engaging mathematical theories, and explains them to the general reader in half a minute, using nothing more than two pages, 200 words and one picture. Read at your own pace, and discover that maths can be more fascinating than you ever imagined.

Language

Physical description

160 p.; 9.3 inches

ISBN

1435152611 / 9781435152618
Page: 0.3727 seconds