100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You didn't know 100件你必须了解的事情

作者 John D. Barrow著
出版社 Bodley Head
出版时间 2008年11月
ISBN 9781847920034
定价 112.90

内容简介

'Ifpeopledonotbelievethatmathematicsissimple，itisonlybecausetheydonotrealizehowcomplicatedlifeis.'JohnvonNeumannMathematicscantellyouthingsabouttheworldthatcan'tbelearnedinanyotherway.Thishugelyinformativeandwonderfullyentertaininglittlebookanswersonehundredessentialquestionsaboutexistence.Itunravelstheknotty，clarifiestheconundrumsandshedslightintodarkcorners.Fromwinningthelottery，placingbetsattheracesandescapingfrombearstosports，Shakepeare，Google，gametheory，drunks，divorcesettlementsanddodgyaccounting;fromchaostoinfinityandeverythinginbetween，100EssentialThingsYouDidn'tKnowYouDidn'tKnowhasalltheanswers!

作者简介

JohnD.BarrowisProfessorofMathematicalSciencesandDirectoroftheMillenniumMathematicsProjectatCambridgeUniversity.Heistheauthorofmanyacclaimedbooksaboutthesignificanceofmoderndevelopmentsinphysics,astronomyandmathematics,including:TheBookofNothing;TheConstantsofNature;andTheInfiniteBook.

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