1089 and All That
1089 and All That David Acheson's extraordinary little book makes mathematics accessible to everyone. On the way, via Kepler and Newton, he explains what calculus really means, gives a brief history…
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1089 and All That
David Acheson's extraordinary little book makes mathematics accessible to everyone. On the way, via Kepler and Newton, he explains what calculus really means, gives a brief history of pi, and even takes us to chaos theory and imaginary numbers. From very simple beginnings he takes us on a thrilling journey to some deep mathematical ideas.
Packed with puzzles and illustrated by world famous cartoonists, this is one of the most readable and imaginative books on mathematics ever written. Every short chapter is carefully crafted to ensure that no one will get lost on the journey.