Steven Strogatz
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Big Math
It's in every photo you post to Instagram, every Google search you make and every prompt you give to ChatGPT . . . Big Math - the branch of modern mathematics behind our digital revolution - operates under the hood of these everyday miracles, driving the biggest shifts in how we shop, communicate, live, and think. Yet the arithmetic itself is not especially new or mysterious: rather, it is made up of humble concepts and processes such as matrices and vectors, networks and Markov Chains, optimization and linear algebra. These basic concepts are the cornerstone of computer science and quantum computing, and they're crucial for aspiring tech workers and ordinary citizens alike to understand if we're to comprehend the changes sweeping the world. The story of how this little math grew so large, and how it became central to our modern lives, is also one of the great intellectual adventures of all time, with precursors in a bamboo puzzle book in an ancient Chinese tomb and inheritance law in ninth-century Baghdad.But after a long history of working harmoniously with humans, today this reliable branch of mathematics has slipped the leash. As Big Math has expanded to contend with ever larger problems and ever vaster sets of data, it has also begun to operate in ways that we don't comprehend. Celebrated mathematicians Steven Strogatz and Alex Townsend ask: what happens when Big Math outgrows us - when it becomes something we no longer understand, only something we witness? And what if it no longer needs us at all?
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25,49 €
Infinite Powers
Shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize 2019
A magisterial history of calculus (and the people behind it) from one of the world's foremost mathematicians.
This is the captivating story of mathematics' greatest ever idea: calculus. Without it, there would be no computers, no microwave ovens, no GPS, and no space travel. But before it gave modern man almost infinite powers, calculus was behind centuries of controversy, competition, and even death.
Taking us on a thrilling journey through three millennia, professor Steven Strogatz charts the development of this seminal achievement from the days of Archimedes to today's breakthroughs in chaos theory and artificial intelligence. Filled with idiosyncratic characters from Pythagoras to Fourier, Infinite Powers is a compelling human drama that reveals the legacy of calculus on nearly every aspect of modern civilisation, including science, politics, medicine, philosophy, and much besides.
Radost z x
Kolem matematiky se točí celý moderní svět, je však mezi námi mnoho lidí, kterým se jejich první setkání s ní nevyvedlo a kteří mají místo potěšení a užitku z matematiky spíše strach. V jednoduchých krocích vykládá základní pojmy, přístupy i historii moderní matematiky, u čtenáře přitom nepředpokládá nic víc než zdravý rozum a přirozenou zvídavost.Nejde mu však o to, aby se čtenář naučil s matematikou pracovat – jeho hlavním cílem je, aby z toho měl radost, aby mu zprostředkoval estetický požitek z matematického myšlení, z nalézání souvislostí mezi nejrůznějšími strukturami našeho světa. Zkrátka však nepřijde ani čtenář, který o matematice ví své: i profesionální matematici si často nejsou vědomi souvislostí, které považují za dané a dále o nich neuvažují. I jim má co poskytnout výklad, který sice začíná na úplném začátku, ale neklade si žádnou horní mez. Doslova totiž platí, že nás Radost z x provede světem myšlení od jedné až do nekonečna.
The Joy of X - A Guided Tour of Mathematics, from One to Infinity
Maths is everywhere, often where we don't even realise. Award-winning professor Steven Strogatz acts as our guide as he takes us on a tour of numbers that - unbeknownst to the unitiated - connect pop culture, literature, art, philosophy, current affairs, business and even every day life. In The Joy of X, Strogatz explains the great ideas of maths - from negative numbers to calculus, fat tails to infinity - with clarity, wit and insight. He is the maths teacher you never had and this book is perfect for the smart and curious, the expert and the beginner.
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13,95 €
Joy of x, The
Many people take math in high school and promptly forget much of it. But math plays a part in all of our lives all of the time, whether we know it or not. In "The Joy of" x, Steven Strogatz expands on his hit "New York Times "series to explain the big ideas of math gently and clearly, with wit, insight, and brilliant illustrations.""Whether he is illuminating how often you should flip your mattress to get the maximum lifespan from it or determining how many people you should date before settling down, Strogatz shows how math connects to every aspect of life. Discussing pop culture, medicine, law, philosophy, art, and business, Strogatz is the math teacher you wish you'd had, and "The Joy of "x""is the book you'll want to give to all your smart and curious friends.
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11,50 €
