Pub Date: September 3, 2019
Dewey: 519.2
Lexile Code: 0000
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Target Age Group: NA to NA
Physical Info: 1.20" H x 9.20" L x 6.30" W ( 0.95 lbs) 304 pages
BISAC Categories:
Mathematics | Applied | Calculus | Differential Equations | General | Geometry | Measurement | Science | Chaotic Behavior in Systems | History | Mechanics | Dynamics | History and Philosophy | Essays | Recreations and Games | Study and Teaching | Probability and Statistics | Thermodynamics | Physics | Quantum Theory | Time | Education | Statistics | Teaching | Subjects Mathematics | Subjects Science and Technology | Games and Activities | Puzzles
Description: A celebrated mathematician explores how math helps make sense of the unpredictable and provides some of the tools people need to better manage the uncertainty that pervades lives.
Review Quotes: "[Stewart] probes the connection between quantum entanglement and communication, with interesting excursions into the history of mathematics, gambling, and science."-- Nature