Pub Date: March 17, 1999
Dewey: 510
LCCN: 97041059
Lexile Code: 1160
Features: Bibliography, Index, Maps
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 0.60" H x 9.20" L x 7.50" W ( 0.95 lbs) 224 pages
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Description: With a visually striking introduction to the ways in which math shapes our lives, this book includes special effects in movies, sports, space exploration, and amazing new computer technologies. 150 illustrations, 130 in color.
Review Quotes: Acclaim for Life by the Numbers
"Not in many, many years have I seen a book as instructive and enlightening about the beauty of mathematics. Life by the Numbers is truly superb. Sheer fun." -Amir Aczel, author of Fermat's Last Theorem
"A fascinating account of many of the ways in which mathematical ideas find application in the world around us. Keith Devlin is to be congratulated for bringing these ideas so accessibly to the public." -Sir Roger Penrose, author of The Emperor's New Mind
"This wondrous book reveals how, on the brink of the millennium, wizards are using math to bring movie dinosaurs to life, to improve tennis stars' serves, to win sailboat races, and to probe the eeriest corners of the cosmos. A pleasurable read for adult and young alike." -Keay Davidson, coauthor of Wrinkles in Time