Weird Math : A Teenage Genius and His Teacher Reveal the Strange Connections Between Math and Everyday Life
(2018)

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Basic Books, 2018
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ISBN/ISSN
9781541644793 MWT17288155, 1541644794 17288155
LANGUAGE
English
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A teenage genius and his teacher take readers on a wild ride to the extremes of mathematics Everyone has stared at the crumpled page of a math assignment and wondered, where on Earth will I ever use this? It turns out, Earth is precisely the place. As teen math prodigy Agnijo Banerjee and his teacher David Darling reveal, complex math surrounds us. If we think long enough about the universe, we're left not with material stuff, but a ghostly and beautiful set of equations. Packed with puzzles and paradoxes, mind-bending concepts, and surprising solutions, Weird Math leads us from a lyrical exploration of mathematics in our universe to profound questions about God, chance, and infinity. A magical introduction to the mysteries of math, it will entrance beginners and seasoned mathematicians alike

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