The Joy of X: A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity

by Steven H. Strogatz

Book Overview

"Delightful . . . easily digestible chapters include plenty of helpful examples and illustrations. You'll never forget the Pythagorean theorem again!"--Scientific American

Many people take math in high school and promptly forget much of it. But math plays a part in all of our lives all of the time, whether we know it or not. In The Joy of x, Steven Strogatz expands on his hit New York Times series to explain the big ideas...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0544105850
• ISBN13: 9780544105850
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.9"