{"product_id":"9781848667051","title":"50 Maths Ideas You Really Need to Know","description":"Author: Tony Crilly\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781848667051\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Quercus Books\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Aug 2014\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho invented zero? Why 60 seconds in a minute? How big is infinity? Where do parallel lines meet? And can a butterfly's wings really cause a storm on the far side of the world? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 50 MATHS IDEAS YOU REALLY NEED TO KNOW, Professor Tony Crilly explains in 50 clear and concise essays the mathematical concepts - ancient and modern, theoretical and practical, everyday and esoteric - that allow us to understand and shape the world around us. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePacked with diagrams, examples and anecdotes, this book is the perfect overview of this often daunting but always essential subject. For once, mathematics couldn't be simpler. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eContents include:\u003c\/b\u003e Origins of mathematics, from Egyptian fractions to Roman numerals; Pi and primes, Fibonacci numbers and the golden ratio; What calculus, statistics and algebra can actually do; The very real uses of imaginary numbers; The Big Ideas of relativity, Chaos theory, Fractals, Genetics and hyperspace; The reasoning behind Sudoku and code cracking, Lotteries and gambling, Money management and compound interest; Solving of Fermat's last theorem and the million-dollar question of the Riemann hypothesis.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46720691667102,"sku":"ADS-9781848667051","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781848667051.jpg?v=1776217142","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781848667051","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}