Beginning with zero itself and concluding with the last great unsolved problem, this book introduces the origins of mathematics from Egyptian fractions to Roman numerals explains the near mystical significance of pi and primes, Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio tells you the things they didnβt
50 Physics Ideas You Really Need to Know
β Scribed by Joanne Baker
- Publisher
- Quercus Publishing Plc
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 208
- Series
- 50 Ideas You Really Need to Know Series
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
In this, the second volume in an important new series presenting core concepts across a range of critical areas of human knowledge, author Joanne Baker unravels the complexities of 20th-century scientific theory for a general readership. She explains ideas at the cutting-edge of scientific enquiry, making them comprehensible and accessible to the layperson.
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