Life By the Numbers by Keith Devlin (PDF)

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Why do leopards grow spots when tigers grow stripes? Is the universe round, square, or some other shape? How do the dimples in a golf ball give it greater lift? Is there such a thing as a public mood? If so, how can we accurately take its pulse?Only one tool of the human mind has the power and versatility to answer so many questions about our world—mathematics. Far from a musty set of equations and proofs, mathematics is a vital and creative way of thinking and seeing. It is the most powerful means we have of exploring our world and how it works, from the darkest depths of the oceans to the faintest glimmers of far-away galaxies, and from the aerodynamics of figure-skating jumps to the shadows of the fourth dimension.In this captivating companion to the landmark PBS series Life by the Numbers, acclaimed author Keith Devlin reveals the astonishing range of creative and powerful ways in which scientists, artists, athletes, medical researchers, and many others are using mathematics to explore our world and to enhance our lives.On this exhilarating tour you will explore deep-sea volcanoes with oceanographer Dawn Wright, go behind the scenes of blockbuster movies with special-effects designer Doug Trumbull, and probe the strange lives of viruses with microbiologist Sylvia Spengler. Listen to astronomer Robert Kirshner describe how he is charting the curve of space; discover how biologist Mike Labarbara visualizes the way a Tyrannosaurus rex carried its massive frame; and, along with brain researcher Brad Hatfield, peer into the mind of an Olympic markswoman at the moment she takes a shot. Glimpse a future of wearable computers and silicon “butlers” with computer scientist Pattie Maes, and watch a lilac come to life on screen with “computer botanist” Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz.Lavishly illustrated and beautifully written, Life by the Numbers brings mathematical exploration and invention to life through the stories of some of the most creative practitioners of the art. It imparts an appreciation of the ingenuity and the sheer fun of seeing our world through mathematical eyes.

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⭐The quality of the printed paper appears to have been printed on a cheap printer with faint ink. There are underlines in the book as if the pages were copied from an original copy of the book that had been underlined. The background of the page is fuzzy and overall the PRINTING of the book appears that it had been hijacked from an original copy of the book and pieced together. Very unhappy to have discovered this fact. The author is fabulous and we love the content. But, Amazon missed the mark on this and gets a big fat zero on quality. This has never happened to me. Sad.

⭐Easy to read! My teenage son loved the book! Found it very interesting

⭐The author (i.a.) has written better books.Here he takes the low road in a production thatmost math aficionados regard as a forgettable andmisguided venture.

⭐You can count on this book to entertain.

⭐Life by the Numbers has a simple thesis to prove: that math is anywhere and everywhere; but instead of asserting the pervading ubiquity of mathematics whether you like it or not, the book convinces you that you *will* like it, period.The book is richly illustrated and jargon-free, true to its promise on clarity and easy-of-reading especially for the non-professional readers. It is not so much of a wild speculation however to suggest that even a professional (specialist) mathematician will get a worthy entertainment reading this book, considering the wide spectrum of human interests where mathematics is unexpectedly to lurk that Devlin adventurously explores.

⭐I couldn’t read this on kindle

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