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Publisher's description: What is the connection between the outbreak of cholera in Victorian Soho, the Battle of the Atlantic, African Eve and the design of anchors? One answer is that they are all examples chosen by Dr Tom Körner to show how a little mathematics can shed light on the world aro...
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Cambridge University Press,
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| Publisher Address: | Cambridge, UK ; New York : |
| Publication Dates: | 1996. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Summary: |
Publisher's description: What is the connection between the outbreak of cholera in Victorian Soho, the Battle of the Atlantic, African Eve and the design of anchors? One answer is that they are all examples chosen by Dr Tom Körner to show how a little mathematics can shed light on the world around us, and deepen our understanding of it. Dr Körner, an experienced author, describes a variety of topics which continue to interest professional mathematicians, like him. He does this using relatively simple terms and ideas, yet confronting difficulties (which are often the starting point for new discoveries) and avoiding condescension. If you have ever wondered what it is that mathematicians do, and how they go about it, then read on. If you are a mathematician wanting to explain to others how you spend your working days (and nights), then seek inspiration here. |
| Item Description: | 9th printing 2013. |
| Carrier Form: | x, 534 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 522-528) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780521568234 0521568234 052156087X 9780521560870 |
| Index Number: | QA93 |
| CLC: | O1-49 |
| Call Number: | O1-49/K847 |
| Contents: |
Unfeeling statistics -- Prelude to a battle -- Blackett -- Aircraft versus submarine -- Biology in a darkened room -- Physics in a darkened room -- Subtle is the Lord -- Quaker mathematician -- Richardson on war -- Some classic algorithms -- Some modern algorithms -- Deeper matters -- Enigma -- Poles -- Bletchley -- Echoes -- Time and chance -- Two mathematics lessons -- Last thoughts. |