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MATH WITHOUT NUMBERS by Milo Beckman (2021 Hardcover){L11
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Features
- Dust Jacket
- ISBN
- 9781524745547
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
1524745545
ISBN-13
9781524745547
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6050100205
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Publication Name
Math Without Numbers
Language
English
Subject
Algebra / Abstract, General, Essays, Mathematical Analysis
Publication Year
2021
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.8 in
Item Weight
11.8 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-008173
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"So delightful! Mathematics is playful, surprising, and enchanting, but those qualities are often obscured behind intimidating equations and formalism. Milo Beckman brings them out into the open for everyone to share." --Sean Carroll, author of Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime " Math Without Numbers explores deep mathematical topics--and shows how mathematicians think--in completely readable prose. The puzzles and games are bonuses. Very enjoyable." --Will Shortz, crossword editor, The New York Times "This smart and creative book invites readers to re-learn everything they thought they knew about the way numbers are interwoven into our lives. Beckman's approachable writing and Erazo's delightful illustration combine to tell an insightful and entertaining story about math." --Giorgia Lupi, author of Dear Data and Observe, Collect, Draw! "This is the book for you if you've ever been curious about the wonderful ideas and concepts underlying modern math, but been too frightened to make a start. Milo Beckman gives us a friendly introduction to unfamiliar concepts and ideas that show why modern math is such a fascinating and rewarding branch of human thought." --Graham Farmelo, author of The Universe Speaks in Numbers "The book's accessible language and illustrations makes understanding some of the most complex (and possibly most intimidating) math concepts feel as effortless as breathing." --Stefanie Posavec, co-author of Dear Data and Observe, Collect, Draw! "With charm, unwavering enthusiasm, and a lot of cartoons, Math Without Numbers waltzes the reader through a garden of higher mathematics." --Jordan Ellenberg, professor of mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, author of How Not To Be Wrong "Math Without Numbers offers an accessible and whimsically illustrated glimpse of what pure mathematicians study, all while capturing the playful spirit with which they do it." --Grant Sanderson, creator of 3blue1brown "A playful paean to the pleasures of studying higher math...Readers with an abundance of curiosity and the time to puzzle over Beckman's many examples, riddles, and questions, will make many fascinating discoveries." --Publishers Weekly "A pleasant, amusing look at mathematics as a description of everything." -- Kirkus, "With charm, unwavering enthusiasm, and a lot of cartoons, Math Without Numbers waltzes the reader through a garden of higher mathematics." --Jordan Ellenberg, professor of mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, author of How Not To Be Wrong "So delightful! Mathematics is playful, surprising, and enchanting, but those qualities are often obscured behind intimidating equations and formalism. Milo Beckman brings them out into the open for everyone to share." --Sean Carroll, author of Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime " Math Without Numbers explores deep mathematical topics--and shows how mathematicians think--in completely readable prose. The puzzles and games are bonuses. Very enjoyable." --Will Shortz, crossword editor, The New York Times "The book's accessible language and illustrations makes understanding some of the most complex (and possibly most intimidating) math concepts feel as effortless as breathing. Beckman's approachable writing and Erazo's delightful illustration combine to tell an insightful and entertaining story about math." --Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec, co-authors of Dear Data and Observe, Collect, Draw! "This is the book for you if you've ever been curious about the wonderful ideas and concepts underlying modern math, but been too frightened to make a start. Milo Beckman gives us a friendly introduction to unfamiliar concepts and ideas that show why modern math is such a fascinating and rewarding branch of human thought." --Graham Farmelo, author of The Universe Speaks in Numbers "Math Without Numbers offers an accessible and whimsically illustrated glimpse of what pure mathematicians study, all while capturing the playful spirit with which they do it." --Grant Sanderson, creator of 3blue1brown "A cheerful, chatty, and charming trip through the world of mathematics and its relation to the world of people -- and not a number in sight! Everyone should read this delightful book. Even mathematicians." --Ian Stewart, professor of mathematics, University of Warwick, author of Do Dice Play God? "The book's accessible language and illustrations makes understanding some of the most complex (and possibly most intimidating) math concepts feel as effortless as breathing." --Stefanie Posavec, co-author of Dear Data and Observe, Collect, Draw! "The book does an excellent job of capturing the essence of what makes math interesting while avoiding intimidating technical details. A fine addition to my collection." --Shareef Jackson, STEM Diversity Advocate "A playful paean to the pleasures of studying higher math...Readers with an abundance of curiosity and the time to puzzle over Beckman's many examples, riddles, and questions, will make many fascinating discoveries." --Publishers Weekly "A pleasant, amusing look at mathematics as a description of everything." -- Kirkus, "With charm, unwavering enthusiasm, and a lot of cartoons, Math Without Numbers waltzes the reader through a garden of higher mathematics." --Jordan Ellenberg, professor of mathematics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, author of How Not To Be Wrong "So delightful! Mathematics is playful, surprising, and enchanting, but those qualities are often obscured behind intimidating equations and formalism. Milo Beckman brings them out into the open for everyone to share." --Sean Carroll, author of Something Deeply Hidden: Quantum Worlds and the Emergence of Spacetime " Math Without Numbers explores deep mathematical topics--and shows how mathematicians think--in completely readable prose. The puzzles and games are bonuses. Very enjoyable." --Will Shortz, crossword editor, The New York Times "The book's accessible language and illustrations makes understanding some of the most complex (and possibly most intimidating) math concepts feel as effortless as breathing. Beckman's approachable writing and Erazo's delightful illustration combine to tell an insightful and entertaining story about math." --Giorgia Lupi and Stefanie Posavec, co-authors of Dear Data and Observe, Collect, Draw! "This is the book for you if you've ever been curious about the wonderful ideas and concepts underlying modern math, but been too frightened to make a start. Milo Beckman gives us a friendly introduction to unfamiliar concepts and ideas that show why modern math is such a fascinating and rewarding branch of human thought." --Graham Farmelo, author of The Universe Speaks in Numbers "Math Without Numbers offers an accessible and whimsically illustrated glimpse of what pure mathematicians study, all while capturing the playful spirit with which they do it." --Grant Sanderson, creator of 3blue1brown "A playful paean to the pleasures of studying higher math...Readers with an abundance of curiosity and the time to puzzle over Beckman's many examples, riddles, and questions, will make many fascinating discoveries." --Publishers Weekly "A pleasant, amusing look at mathematics as a description of everything." -- Kirkus
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
510
Synopsis
An illustrated tour of the structures and patterns we call math The only numbers in this book are the page numbers. Math Without Numbers is a vivid, conversational, and wholly original guide to the three main branches of abstract math--topology, analysis, and algebra--which turn out to be surprisingly easy to grasp. This book upends the conventional approach to math, inviting you to think creatively about shape and dimension, the infinite and infinitesimal, symmetries, proofs, and how these concepts all fit together. What awaits readers is a freewheeling tour of the inimitable joys and unsolved mysteries of this curiously powerful subject. Like the classic math allegory Flatland , first published over a century ago, or Douglas Hofstadter's Godel, Escher, Bach forty years ago, there has never been a math book quite like Math Without Numbers . So many popularizations of math have dwelt on numbers like pi or zero or infinity. This book goes well beyond to questions such as: How many shapes are there? Is anything bigger than infinity? And is math even true? Milo Beckman shows why math is mostly just pattern recognition and how it keeps on surprising us with unexpected, useful connections to the real world. The ambitions of this book take a special kind of author. An inventive, original thinker pursuing his calling with jubilant passion. A prodigy. Milo Beckman completed the graduate-level course sequence in mathematics at age sixteen, when he was a sophomore at Harvard; while writing this book, he was studying the philosophical foundations of physics at Columbia under Brian Greene, among others., An illustrated tour of the structures and patterns we call "math" The only numbers in this book are the page numbers. Math Without Numbers is a vivid, conversational, and wholly original guide to the three main branches of abstract math--topology, analysis, and algebra--which turn out to be surprisingly easy to grasp. This book upends the conventional approach to math, inviting you to think creatively about shape and dimension, the infinite and infinitesimal, symmetries, proofs, and how these concepts all fit together. What awaits readers is a freewheeling tour of the inimitable joys and unsolved mysteries of this curiously powerful subject. Like the classic math allegory Flatland , first published over a century ago, or Douglas Hofstadter's Godel, Escher, Bach forty years ago, there has never been a math book quite like Math Without Numbers . So many popularizations of math have dwelt on numbers like pi or zero or infinity. This book goes well beyond to questions such as: How many shapes are there? Is anything bigger than infinity? And is math even true? Milo Beckman shows why math is mostly just pattern recognition and how it keeps on surprising us with unexpected, useful connections to the real world. The ambitions of this book take a special kind of author. An inventive, original thinker pursuing his calling with jubilant passion. A prodigy. Milo Beckman completed the graduate-level course sequence in mathematics at age sixteen, when he was a sophomore at Harvard; while writing this book, he was studying the philosophical foundations of physics at Columbia under Brian Greene, among others.
LC Classification Number
QA93.B425 2020
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