The Math Book

From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension

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  • Math's
  • infinite
  • mysteries
  • unfold
  • in
  • this
  • updated
  • edition
  • of
  • the
  • award-winning
  • The
  • Math
  • Book.
  • Beginning
  • millions
  • of
  • years
  • ago
  • with
  • ancient
  • “ant
  • odometers,”
  • and
  • moving
  • through
  • time
  • to
  • our
  • modern-day
  • quest
  • for
  • higher
  • dimensions,
  • prolific
  • polymath
  • Clifford
  • Pickover
  • covers
  • major
  • milestones
  • in
  • mathematical
  • history.
  • Among
  • the
  • numerous
  • concepts
  • readers
  • will
  • encounter
  • as
  • they
  • dip
  • into
  • this
  • inviting
  • anthology:
  • cicada-generated
  • prime
  • numbers,
  • magic
  • squares,
  • and
  • the
  • butterfly
  • effect.
  • Each
  • topic
  • is
  • presented
  • in
  • a
  • lavishly
  • illustrated
  • spread,
  • including
  • formulas
  • and
  • real-world
  • applications
  • of
  • the
  • theorems.
  • This
  • reissue
  • includes
  • four
  • new
  • entries:
  • 2013
  • (Bounded
  • Gaps
  • Between
  • Primes),
  • 2015
  • (Erdos
  • Discrepancy
  • Problem
  • Solved),
  • 2016
  • (Sphere
  • Packing
  • in
  • Dimension
  • 8),
  • and
  • 2023
  • (Einstein
  • Tiles
  • and
  • Beyond).
  • Each
  • topic
  • is
  • presented
  • in
  • a
  • lavishly
  • illustrated
  • spread,
  • including
  • formulas
  • and
  • real-world
  • applications
  • of
  • the theorems.
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