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Item Information   Holdings     Summary       More by this author     Stewart, Ian, 1945- author.     Subjects     Mathematics Popular works.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Stewart, Ian, 1945- author.       by title:      What's the use? : ho...         MARC Display

What's the use? : how mathematics shapes everyday life / Ian Stewart. by Stewart, Ian, 1945- author. Basic Books, 2021. Subjects Mathematics Popular works. Description:  326 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Edition:  First US edition. Contents:  Unreasonable effectiveness -- How politicians pick their voters -- Let the pigeon drive the bus -- The kidneys of Konigsberg -- Stay safe in cyberspace -- The number plane -- Papa, can you multiply triplets? -- Boing! -- Trust me, I'm a transform -- Smile, please! -- Are we nearly there yet? -- De-ising the arctic -- Call the topologist -- The fox and the hedgehog. "An esteemed mathematician shows how math powers the world, from technology to health care and beyond"-- Almost all of us have sat in a math class, wondering if we would ever use it in the real world. Stewart argues that math isn't just about boring computations: it's a means to achieve great things, such as space exploration and organ donation. He shows that trigonometry is essential to keeping a satellite in orbit, and how the prime numbers power the world's most advanced security systems. Math isn't just relevant to our lives. It is the very fabric of our existence. -- adapted from jacket Form:  text txt unmediated n volume nc   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Walter Schroeder Library Circulating Books QA93 .S744 2021 Available Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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