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Title The grapes of math : how life reflects numbers and numbers reflect life / Alex Bellos ; illustrations by the Surreal McCoy.
Author Bellos, Alex, 1969- author.
Publication Info. New York : Simon & Schuster, 2014.
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 Alafaya  510 BEL c.10001  Check Shelves
 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Third Floor  510 BEL    Checked Out
 South Creek  510 BEL    Check Shelves
 Southeast  510 BEL    Check Shelves
Edition First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Description xiii, 337 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Summary From triangles, rotations and power laws, to cones, curves and the dreaded calculus, the author takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery. He sifts through over 30,000 survey submissions to uncover the world's favourite number, and meets a mathematician who looks for universes in his garage. He attends the World Mathematical Congress in India, and visits the engineer who designed the first roller-coaster loop. Get hooked on math as he delves deep into humankind's turbulent relationship with numbers, and reveals how they have shaped the world we live in. -- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject Mathematics -- Miscellanea.
ISBN 9781451640090 (hbk.) : $25.99
1451640099 (hbk.)
9781451640113 (pbk.)
1451640110 (pbk.)
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