{"title":"Mathematics--Essays","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"six-easy-pieces-essentials-of-physics-explained-by-its-most-brilliant-teacher","title":"Six Easy Pieces: Essentials of Physics Explained by Its Most Brilliant Teacher","description":"\u003cb\u003eLearn how to think like a physicist from a Nobel laureate with these six classic and beloved lessons \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"If one book was all that could be passed on to the next generation of scientists it would undoubtedly have to be \u003ci\u003eSix Easy Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e.\"―John Gribbin, \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e It was Richard Feynman's outrageous and scintillating method of teaching that earned him legendary status among students and professors of physics. From 1961 to 1963, Feynman delivered a series of lectures at the California Institute of Technology that revolutionized the teaching of physics around the world. \u003ci\u003eSix Easy Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e, taken from these famous Lectures on Physics, represent the most accessible material from the series. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In these classic lessons, Feynman introduces the general reader to the following topics: atoms, basic physics, energy, gravitation, quantum mechanics, and the relationship of physics to other topics. With his dazzling and inimitable wit, Feynman presents each discussion with a minimum of jargon. Filled with wonderful examples and clever illustrations, \u003ci\u003eSix Easy Pieces\u003c\/i\u003e is the ideal introduction to the fundamentals of physics by one of the most admired and accessible physicists of modern times.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 0465025277\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9780465025275\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Feynman, Richard P., Leighton, Robert B., Sands, Matthew\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Mar 2011)","offer_id":45658312638661,"sku":"9780465025275","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9780465025275.jpg?v=1768899559"},{"product_id":"is-math-real-how-simple-questions-lead-us-to-mathematics-deepest-truths","title":"Is Math Real?: How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics' Deepest Truths","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the world's most creative mathematicians offers a \"brilliant\" and \"mesmerizing\" (\u003ci\u003ePopular Science\u003c\/i\u003e) new way to look at math--focusing on questions, not answers \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e Book Prize and a \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist \u003c\/i\u003eBest Book of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Where do we learn math: From rules in a textbook? From logic and deduction? Not really, according to mathematician Eugenia Cheng: we learn it from human curiosity--most importantly, from asking questions. This may come as a surprise to those who think that math is about finding the one right answer, or those who were told that the \"dumb\" question they asked just proved they were bad at math. But Cheng shows why people who ask questions like \"Why does 1 + 1 = 2?\" are at the very heart of the search for mathematical truth.   \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIs Math Real?\u003c\/i\u003e is a much-needed repudiation of the rigid ways we're taught to do math, and a celebration of the true, curious spirit of the discipline. Written with intelligence and passion, \u003ci\u003eIs Math Real?\u003c\/i\u003e brings us math as we've never seen it before, revealing how profound insights can emerge from seemingly unlikely sources.    \u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 154160671X\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781541606715\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Cheng, Eugenia\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Basic Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Basic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Jan 2025)","offer_id":46080114720965,"sku":"9781541606715","price":18.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781541606715.jpg?v=1776034577"},{"product_id":"the-math-of-life-and-death-7-mathematical-principles-that-shape-our-lives","title":"The Math of Life and Death: 7 Mathematical Principles That Shape Our Lives","description":"\u003cb\u003eBrilliant and entertaining mathematician Kit Yates illuminates seven mathematical concepts that shape our daily lives.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom birthdays to birth rates to how we perceive the passing of time, mathematical patterns shape our lives. But for those of us who left math behind in high school, the numbers and figures we encounter as we go about our days can leave us scratching our heads, feeling as if we're fumbling through a mathematical minefield. In this eye-opening and \"welcome addition to the math-for-people-who-hate-math\" (\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e), Kit Yates illuminates hidden principles that can help us understand and navigate the chaotic and often opaque surfaces of our world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe Math of Life and Death\u003c\/i\u003e, Yates takes us on a \"dizzying, dazzling\" (\u003ci\u003eNature\u003c\/i\u003e) tour of everyday situations and grand-scale applications of mathematical concepts, including exponential growth and decay, optimization, statistics and probability, and number systems. Along the way he reveals the mathematical undersides of controversies over DNA testing, Ponzi schemes, viral marketing, and historical events such as the Chernobyl disaster and the Amanda Knox trial. Readers will finish this book with an enlightened perspective on the news, the law, medicine, and history, and will be better equipped to make personal decisions and solve problems with math in mind, whether it's choosing the shortest checkout line at the grocery store or halting the spread of a deadly disease.\u003cdiv style=\"display:none\"\u003eISBN-10: 1982111887\u003cbr\u003eISBN-13: 9781982111885\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Yates, Kit\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Apr 2021)","offer_id":46081422262469,"sku":"9781982111885","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0708\/6414\/2533\/files\/9781982111885.jpg?v=1776046016"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.inveni.store\/collections\/mathematics-essays.oembed","provider":"Inveni","version":"1.0","type":"link"}