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A mathematical sightseeing tour of the natural world from the author of THE MAGICAL MAZE
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Mathematics can look at a single snowflake and deduce the atomic geometry of its crystals, it can start with a violin string and uncover the existence of rdio waves. Nature's Numbers takes you sightseeing in a mathematical universe. It will change the way you view your world.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I thought this book was well written and structured, and communicated it's ideas clearly, concisely and engagingly. However, it was a bit basic compared to, for example, The Elegant Universe by Brian Greene, which goes into far more detail about how mathematical discoveries were made, including narratives and diagrams of key experiments.
Perfect if you want a high level overview, not so good if you're looking for a more challenging read.
9 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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You need to be into Mathematics to read this. It is good for Teachers with a Maths background but the second half of the book does get 'heavy'. However there are some good sections that will change the way you think about mathematics and its connections with the world we live in.
0 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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This is a must read, it should have been bigger!! Its not hard because its facinating (imho) its not a light overview because its real and not just theoritcal. Thomson's Growth and Forms is an excellant adjuct to this book. It may not be all true though I don't know how updated the latter editions are with modern corrections, its been a few books since I last read it.
Often the Quantum physics guru's go on a bit and really they don't know or can prove as much as they will freely admit - String theory Mtheory etc...they have an idea of the universe and thats what gets published.
Read Martin Rees "just six numbers" and you will understand what I mean.
If we find the Higgs boson...now that will move things on a bit.
Often the Quantum physics guru's go on a bit and really they don't know or can prove as much as they will freely admit - String theory Mtheory etc...they have an idea of the universe and thats what gets published.
Read Martin Rees "just six numbers" and you will understand what I mean.
If we find the Higgs boson...now that will move things on a bit.
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