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Unequal
The Maths of When Things Do and Don’t Add UpAward-winning mathematician Eugenia Cheng offers a perspective-shifting exploration of how maths can change your mind
€ 17,95 -
Robin Hood Maths
Take Control of the Algorithms That Run Your LifeBounding through the forest of data, wielding math to right wrongs... those who freeze at the mention of mathematics can take heart—this reads like a good yarn.
€ 23,50 -
Proof
The Uncertain Science of CertaintyHow do we know what's true? The bestselling author of The Rules of Contagion mines two millennia of knowledge to find out
€ 16,50 -
Is Maths Real?
How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest TruthsOne of the world's most creative mathematicians offers new ways to look at maths - focusing on questions, not answers
€ 14,95 -
Lezioni di matematica e pasticceria. Assiomi, torte e altri piaceri
Che cos'è la matematica e come funziona? Ha qualcosa a che fare con il taglio di una torta? Eugenia Cheng, esuberante professoressa di Matematica Pura all'Università di Sheffield, in questo libro mette a disposizione la sua esperienza di docente per spiegarci la bellezza e la logica di questa disciplina, impastandola - è proprio il caso di dirlo - con la sua forte passione per la cucina e in particolare per la pasticceria: così come per cucinare un dolce è necessario conoscere gli ingredienti e il procedimento, per capire che cosa sia la matematica e fare matematica sono necessari ingredienti - numeri, figure geometriche, operazioni - e capire in che cosa consiste il metodo. Quello che ci spaventa di questa materia è l'astrazione, dunque la Cheng cerca di farci digerire i concetti astratti attraverso l'analogia: attività semplici e quotidiane come cucinare, leggere un cartello stradale, correre hanno molto in comune con numeri primi e dimostrazioni. Così passando da una crema pasticcera a un assioma, da una torta allo zenzero alla teoria delle categorie questa straordinaria e appassionata cuoca/professoressa rende fragrante, desiderabile e cremosa la temibile, spaventosa, algida matematica. Das Urheberrecht an bibliographischen und produktbeschreibenden Daten und an den bereitgestellten Bildern liegt bei Informazioni Editoriali, I.E. S.r.l., oder beim Herausgeber oder demjenigen, der die Genehmigung erteilt hat. Alle Rechte vorbehalten.
€ 34,50 -
Is Math Real?
How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics' Deepest Truths€ 20,95 -
The Joy of Abstraction
An Exploration of Math, Category Theory, and Life'This book is an educational tour de force that presents mathematical thinking as a right-brained activity. Most 'left brain/right brain' education-talk is at best a crude metaphor; but by putting the main focus on the process of (mathematical) abstraction, Eugenia Cheng supplies the reader (whatever their 'brain-type') with the mental tools to make that distinction precise and potentially useful. The book takes the reader along in small steps; but make no mistake, this is a major intellectual journey. Starting not with numbers, but everyday experiences, it develops what is regarded as a very advanced branch of abstract mathematics (category theory, though Cheng really uses this as a proxy for mathematical thinking generally). This is not watered-down math; it's the real thing. And it challenges the reader to think-deeply at times. We 'left-brainers' can learn plenty from it too.' Keith Devlin, Stanford University (Emeritus), author of The Joy of Sets
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Reason to Be Happy
Why logical thinking is the key to a better lifeReason to Be Happy is a wise and witty book that shows how thinking clearly can help us find happiness in our daily lives, get more of what we want, and even make the world a better place.
€ 20,95 -
Molly y el misterio matemático
Acompaña a Molly en su aventura por este mundo en donde nada es lo que parece? ¡Las pistas y las solapas te ayudarán a superar todo tipo de retos y a resolver este sorprendente misterio matemático!
€ 32,50 -
What's the Use?
The Unreasonable Effectiveness of MathematicsA bestselling author tries to rehabilitate a much-maligned field.
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The Descent of Woman
According to the Book of Genesis, God first created man. This justified treating women as inferior.Until this book.
€ 13,95 -
Dat is toch logisch
Wat als één boek je zou kunnen helpen de moderne wereld te begrijpen, productievere gesprekken te voeren én beter na te denken?Al duizenden jaren gebruiken wiskundigen logica om de wereld duidelijker te maken. In Dat is toch logisch onthult Eugenia Cheng de innerlijke werking en beperkingen van logica en legt ze uit waarom emoties essentieel zijn voor hoe je denkt en communiceert. Dit boek leert je hoe je helderheid kunt vinden zonder de nuance te verliezen en hoe je zorgvuldig om kunt gaan met de complexiteit van kwesties als politiek, racisme en seksisme. Dat is toch logisch is hét boek voor iedereen die verdrinkt in de onlogica van het hedendaagse leven.Hét boek om elke discussie mee te winnen!
€ 22,99