Professor stewart's incredible numbers
By: Ian Stewart
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 2015
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9781781254103; 9781782831587
Subjects: Miscellanea; Number theory; Popular works; Mathematics
Description: A delightful introduction to the numbers that surround us, from the common (Pi and 2) to the uncommon but no less consequential (1.059463 and 43,252,003,274,489,856,000). Along the way, Stewart takes us through prime numbers, cubic equations, the concept of zero, the possible positions on the Rubik's Cube, the role of numbers in human history, and beyond!
Notes: Includes further readings.