Seventeen Equations That Changed the World
Author(s): Ian Stewart
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. In this book, the author sets out seventeen equations that have altered the course of human history. It is also an exploration - and explanation - of life on earth.
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"'Stewart has a genius for explanation... Find a comfortable chair for some holiday puzzling: mathematics doesn't come more entertaining than this.' (New Scientist) 'Stewart has served up the instructive equivalent of a Michelin-starred tasting menu' (Guardian)"
Ian Stewart is a Mathematics Professor at Warwick University. His many books include Mathematics of Life [9781846681981], Professor Stewart's Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities [9781846683459], and The Science of Discworld trilogy with Terry Pratchett. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, appears frequently on radio and television, and does research on pattern formation and network dynamics.
General Fields
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- : Profile Books Limited
- : Profile Books Ltd
- : 0.527
- : November 2011
- : 234mm X 153mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Ian Stewart
- : Paperback
- : 1
- : English
- : 512.9
- : very good
- : 288