ISBN 9780393059458 | 0393059456 Textbooks - "Coincidences Chaos and All That Math Jazz Making Light of Weighty Ideas" by Starbird Edward B Burger Burger Edward B Burger Michael Michael Starbird Edward BStarbird Edward B Michael Starbird

Authors: Starbird - Edward B. Burger - Burger - Edward B Burger - Michael - Michael Starbird - Edwa…
ISBN 10: 0393059456
ISBN 13: 9780393059458
Format: Hardcover (288 pages)
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Tags: Science, General,

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By starting in the familiar world and using a few simple steps of imagination, Edward B. Burger and Michael Starbird sneak up on weighty mathematical ideas. The spirals on a pineapple quickly lead to the famous Fibonacci numbers and the alluring Golden Ratio, and from there to aesthetic forms in nature, art and music. The edge of a twisted strip of paper leads to an image of the shape of the universe. Playing with the notion of probability shows that surprising coincidences such as the amazing parallels between the Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations are sure to happen. These and other foreign and familiar mysteries are all explained with great humour and clarity in this irreverent, entertaining and readable book.

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Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty Ideas