Nonfiction

The Maths Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

The Maths Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

  • Downloads：7363
  • Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
  • Create Date：2021-06-22 08:53:55
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
  • Status：finish
  • Author：D.K. Publishing
  • ISBN：0241350360
  • Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
  • Download

Summary

Discover more than 85 of the most important mathematical ideas， theorems， and proofs ever devised， and the great minds behind them， with this original and colourful book。 Take a journey through the fascinating story of fractions， numbers， patterns， and shapes in order to better understand the complex world we live in。

Continuing the "Big Ideas" series' trademark combination of authoritative， clear
text and bold graphics to chart the development of maths through history， the book explores and explains some of the most complex and fascinating mathematical subjects。 Delve into everything from the mathematical ideas and inventions of the ancient world such as the first number systems， magic squares， and the Chinese abacus， through to the developments in mathematics during medieval and Renaissance Europe， to the rise of group theory and cryptography more recently。

This diverse and inclusive account of mathematics will have something for everybody: for those interested in the maths behind world economies， secret spies， modern technology and plenty more， taking readers around the world from Babylon to Bletchley Park。 Tracing maths through the Scientific Revolution to its 21st-century use in computers， the internet， and
AI， The Maths Book uses an innovative visual approach to make the subject accessible to everyone， casual readers and students alike。

Download

Reviews

Ng Xin Zhao ，

Best book for the history of maths。 Only some maths are explained， but it's fun。 Best book for the history of maths。 Only some maths are explained， but it's fun。 。。。more

Tom Hughes ，

Absolutely a must readThis book is not only a history of mathematics， but is a great introduction to the different concepts and the people who developed them。

PottWab Regional Library ，

A

Divan ，

Nice abstract overview

Jeffery John Stroman ，

This is a fun read if you enjoy history。 It allowed me to understand how certain processes were created and the reason they needed to be created。

Indah Threez Lestari ，

353 - 2020

Cailee Irving ，

A big warm of applause to the dandy editors and printing press！ This book really changed my perspective about maths and it showed me how the world view it as an abstract art waiting to be devoured and debunked。

David ，

The best account of the chronological history of maths and mathematicians that I've read。 Readable， insightful and appears to have aimed for diversity。 The best account of the chronological history of maths and mathematicians that I've read。 Readable， insightful and appears to have aimed for diversity。 。。。more

Khuram Shahzad ，

Outstanding。 As a math major， I loved every word。 This book was remarkable。 It was like the biography of mathematics。

Lew ，

A very good survey of the prominent figures in the history of mathematics and it's related branches。 The only issue I had， and it was strictly my fault， was my approach to reading this book。 until about a quarter of the way through。 I approached this as something I could learn some of the mechanics of math， where it is a book of a historical timeline of the subject， and the major figures involved。 After realizing this， and resetting of my expectations， I was able to enjoy the brief histories of A very good survey of the prominent figures in the history of mathematics and it's related branches。 The only issue I had， and it was strictly my fault， was my approach to reading this book。 until about a quarter of the way through。 I approached this as something I could learn some of the mechanics of math， where it is a book of a historical timeline of the subject， and the major figures involved。 After realizing this， and resetting of my expectations， I was able to enjoy the brief histories of the persons of math。 。。。more

Patron ，

Math was always one of those things that I was supposed to be good at （ha ha， Asian） but failed to excel in due to my brain working way too fast to ever get used to the intricacies of proofs and equations。 Despite this， I've always thought the theory behind different branches of math was something I ought to have gotten into a long time ago， so I picked up this encyclopedia in the hopes that it would steer me on the right track， especially since I have a required math class next semester。 Unfort Math was always one of those things that I was supposed to be good at （ha ha， Asian） but failed to excel in due to my brain working way too fast to ever get used to the intricacies of proofs and equations。 Despite this， I've always thought the theory behind different branches of math was something I ought to have gotten into a long time ago， so I picked up this encyclopedia in the hopes that it would steer me on the right track， especially since I have a required math class next semester。 Unfortunately， while I did legitimately enjoy it， this book is also a rather unusual example of the statement that theory needs to go along with praxis。 We're not talking about political action here this time; this encyclopedia describes a lot of aspects of math enough for me to maintain my interest in it， but it made me realize that there are a lot of details of math that are just impossible to understand without examples （yes， I know this was stupidly obvious for me not to have realized） and this book is unfortunately low on giving them。 Of course， the Big Ideas Simply Explained formula doesn't neatly fit in with academic texts， but in that sense reading this entry without them as companions seems to be fairly pointless。 There are a lot of neat facts here that I enjoyed reading about， but I unfortunately didn't receive the help I thought I would got from The Maths Book。 。。。more

Al Bità ，

This reader-friendly introduction to the world of Mathematics is a joy to peruse。 D K Publishing has provided a colourful， informative product which is quite extensive in its range: from its beginnings （Ancient and Classical Periods， 6000 BCE–500 CE）; the Middle Ages （500–1500）; the Renaissance 1500–1680）; the Enlightenment （1680–1800）; the 19th Century （1800–1900）; and Modern Mathematics （1900–Present）。By presenting this history chronologically one can read this work from Go to Whoa， much like This reader-friendly introduction to the world of Mathematics is a joy to peruse。 D K Publishing has provided a colourful， informative product which is quite extensive in its range: from its beginnings （Ancient and Classical Periods， 6000 BCE–500 CE）; the Middle Ages （500–1500）; the Renaissance 1500–1680）; the Enlightenment （1680–1800）; the 19th Century （1800–1900）; and Modern Mathematics （1900–Present）。By presenting this history chronologically one can read this work from Go to Whoa， much like a novel。 Each of the subjects are discussed and written for the benefit of non-mathematicians， with plenty of diagrams， charts， informative boxed inserts， quotations， and mini biographies of relevant personalities。 At the same time， because a specific maths subject does not necessarily limit itself to a specific time-table， each section shows before-and-after boxes， as well as cross references to other sections relating to the subject in question — so the reader interested in any one particular concept in maths can follow previous historical lead-ups and further future developments at one’s leisure。It is an unfortunate fact of modern life that many people， for whatever reason， find maths “abhorrent” — unusual at a time when so much of modern living is dominated by maths in just about every form， and universally。 This book goes a long way to help familiarise ordinary people with what the issues are in each of the various branches of maths。 This does not mean that one will fully comprehend the deeper recesses of these worlds， but it does make the “monster” less frightening and more accessible — and maybe kindle some enthusiasm in exploring specific ideas which might prove to be more appealing than one originally thought… 。。。more

Reference

google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Maths Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained

hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Maths Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft

The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Maths Book: Big Ideas Simply Explained&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0