The Secret Life of Numbers: 50 Easy Pieces on How Mathematicians Work and Think

by George G. Szpiro and Dina Nayeri

Book Overview

Most of us picture mathematicians laboring before a chalkboard, scribbling numbers and obscure symbols as they mutter unintelligibly. This lighthearted (but realistic) sneak-peak into the everyday world of mathematicians turns that stereotype on its head.Most people have little idea what mathematicians do or how they think. It's often difficult to see how their seemingly arcane and esoteric work applies to our own everyday lives. But mathematics also...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309096588
• ISBN13: 9780309096584
• Release Date: March 2006
• Publisher: Joseph Henry Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"