num_pages: 266
description: Peterson pushes past rows of symbols and lines of formulae to explore the central ideas and inspirations behind the work of professional mathematicians in language non-mathematicians can understand. This new edition has been thoroughly revised and updated to include all the latest information on proofs, fractals, prime numbers and chaos.
language: English
title: The Mathematical Tourist: New & Updated Snapshots of Modern Mathematics
titlecomplete: The Mathematical Tourist: New & Updated Snapshots of Modern Mathematics
genres: Nonfiction, Education, Science, Mathematics
ratings_count: 191
publisher: W H Freeman & Co