{"product_id":"the-mathematical-universe-isbn-9780471176619","title":"The Mathematical Universe","description":"\"Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquantanecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . .he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wantsto reach, and he writes so that they are.\" -- Nature\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them TheMathematical Universe.\"\u003cbr\u003e * New Scientist Arithmetic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Bernoulli Trials.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Circle.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Differential Calculus.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Euler.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fermat.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Greek Geometry.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hypotenuse.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Isoperimetric Problem.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Justification.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Knighted Newton.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Lost Leibniz.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Mathematical Personality.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Natural Logarithm.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Origins.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Prime Number Theorem.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Quotient.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Russell's Paradox.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Spherical Surface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Trisection.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Utility.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Venn Diagram.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Where Are the Women?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e X-Y Plane.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Z.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Afterword.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Notes.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index. WILLIAM DUNHAM, Ph.D., is the Truman Koehler Professor ofMathematics at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Theauthor of the acclaimed Journey Through Genius, he was awarded the1993 George Pólya Award of the Mathematical Association ofAmerica for excellence in expository writing about mathematics. Heis also the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for theHumanities.  \"Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquant anecdotes and amusing asides — Booklist  \u003cp\u003e\"Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . . he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wants to reach, and he writes so that they are.\" — Nature\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them The Mathematical Universe.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990285205733,"sku":"NP9780471176619","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471176619.jpg?v=1761787204","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-mathematical-universe-isbn-9780471176619","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}