WINNER OF THE LA TIMES SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2023 BOOK PRIZE A New Scientist Best Book of 2023Why is -(-1) = 1? Why do odd and even numbers alternate? What's the point of algebra? Is maths even real? From imaginary numbers to the perplexing order of operations we all had drilled into us, Eugenia Cheng - mathematician, writer and woman on a mission to rid the world of maths phobia - brings us maths as we've never seen it before, revealing how profound insights can emerge from seemingly…

A Passion for Mathematics

XXVII-347 p. : 24 cm

Read 84 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. Quadratic equations, Pythagoras’ theorem, imaginary numbers, and pi — you may remember stud…

I Used to Know That: Maths, #Maths, #Ad

xvii, 321 p. : 25 cm

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This weekend I packed five grocery bags of books to sell/donate. It’s always a bit sad to let go of books, but life needs a bit of order now and then. I have a strange relationship with physical books, especially at the moment of purchase and the moment of separation. For me books are aspirational, the promise to make you smarter, more artistic, more interesting. It’s almost as if every book is a self-help book, and surrounding oneself with books can increase confidence and d