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1408817772 
Alex through the looking-glass, how numbers reflect life and life reflects numbers, Alex Bellos, illustrations by the Surreal McCoy
Publication year: 2014
Language: English
Classification: 510
ISBN: 9781408817773 1408817772
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From triangles, rotations and power laws, to fractals, cones and curves, bestselling author Alex Bellos takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit, engaging stories and limitless enthusiasm. As he narrates a series of eye-opening encounters with lively personalities all over the world, Alex demonstrates how numbers have come to be our friends, are fascinating and extremely accessible, and how they have changed our world. He turns even the dreaded calculus into an easy-to-grasp mathematical exposition,
Audience: Teen readers
Additional information: xi, 337 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
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London, Bloomsbury, 2014
£20.00
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