50 Visions of Mathematics

by Dara Ó Briain

Book Overview

Relax: no one understands technical mathematics without lengthy training but we all have an intuitive grasp of the ideas behind the symbols. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the founding of the Institute of Mathematics and its Applications (IMA), this book is designed to showcase the beauty of mathematics - including images inspired by mathematical problems - together with its unreasonable effectiveness and applicability, without frying your brain...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198701810
• ISBN13: 9780198701811
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.6" x 9.8"