Universe in zero words, the: the story of mathematics as told through equations
Auteur :
MacKenzie, Dana
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691160160
Date de publication :
25 août 2013
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
539 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Tells the history of twenty-four great and beautiful equations that have shaped mathematics, science, and society - from the elementary (1+1=2) to the sophisticated (the Black-Scholes formula for financial derivatives), and from the famous (E=mc2) to the arcane (Hamilton's quaternion equations).