Book Details
Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
184668532X
ISBN-13
9781846685323
Edition
Main
Publisher
Profile Books Ltd
Imprint
Profile Books Ltd
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 13th, 2013
Print length
352 Pages
Weight
288 grams
Dimensions
19.70 x 13.20 x 2.30 cms
Product Classification:
AlgebraPopular and recreational mathematicsPopular mathematics
Ksh 2,150.00
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Examines seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. This book explores how Pythagoras' Theorem led to GPS and SatNav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what is really going on with Schrodinger's cat.
From Newton''s Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets, equations, are everywhere -- and they are fundamental to everyday life.Seventeen Equations that Changed the World examines seventeen ground-breaking equations that have altered the course of human history. He explores how Pythagoras''s Theorem led to GPS and Satnav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera, and what is really going on with Schrödinger''s cat.Entertaining, surprising and vastly informative, Seventeen Equations that Changed the World is a highly original exploration -- and explanation -- of life on earth.
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