How math explains the world a guide to the power of numbers, from car repair to modern physics
"In How Math Explains the World, mathematician Stein reveals how seemingly arcane mathematical investigations and discoveries have led to bigger, more world-shaking insights into the nature of our world. Quantum mechanics, space-time, chaos theory and the workings of complex systems, and the im...
Main Author: | Stein, James D., 1941- |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
HarperCollins : Smithsonian Books,
c2008.
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Edition: | 1st ed. |
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