The Wonder Book of Geometry

A Mathematical Story

The Wonder Book of Geometry
David Acheson
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Hardback
h196 x 129mm - 288pg
5 Nov 2020 UK
9780198846383
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How can we be sure that Pythagoras' s theorem is really true? Why is the ' angle in a semicircle' always 90 degrees? And how can tangents help determine the speed of a bullet? David Acheson takes the reader on a highly illustrated tour through the history of geometry, from ancient Greece to the present day. He emphasizes throughout elegant deduction and practical applications, and argues that geometry can offer the quickest route tothe whole spirit of mathematics at its best. Along the way, we encounter the quirky and the unexpected, meet the great personalities involved, and uncover some of the loveliest surprises in mathematics.
David Acheson is an Emeritus Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford, and the University' s first winner of a National Teaching Fellowship, in 2004. He was President of the Mathematical Association from 2010 to 2011, and now lectures widely on mathematics to young people and the general public. In 2013, Acheson was awarded an Honorary D. Sc. by the University of East Anglia for his outstanding work in the popularisation of mathematics. His books include 1089 and AllThat (OUP, 2002), and The Calculus Story, (OUP, 2017).
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ISBN-13: 9780198846383
Published: 5 Nov 2020
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Hardback
Height: 196mm
Width: 129mm
Pages: 288

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