Description
About the Author
Apoorva Khare is currently a research associate in mathematics and statistics at Stanford University. Anna Lachowska is a lecturer in mathematics at Yale University.
Reviews
"A whirlwind tour through mathematics and its applications to the real world, laced with stimulating exercises and fascinating historical insights. Destined to become a classic of mathematical exposition."-Eli Maor, author of e: the Story of a Number and Trigonometric Delights
"Khare and Lachowska introduce bite-size pieces of important math by surrounding them with interesting context, from the Monty Hall problem for probability to a story by Dino Buzzati for velocity. Math treated with seriousness and fun."-Michael Frame, co-author, with Benoit Mandelbrot, of Fractals, Graphics, and Mathematics Education
"It is an excellent book, well-suited for a thoughtful, quantitatively-rigorous 'Math for Humanists' course."-William Goldbloom Bloch, author of The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel
"The authors have assembled a fascinating group of very interesting topics."-Richard Bedient, Hamilton College
"A whirlwind tour through mathematics and its applications to the real world, laced with stimulating exercises and fascinating historical insights. Destined to become a classic of mathematical exposition."-Eli Maor, author of e: the Story of a Number and Trigonometric Delights -- Eli Maor
"Khare and Lachowska introduce bite-size pieces of important math by surrounding them with interesting context, from the Monty Hall problem for probability to a story by Dino Buzzati for velocity. Math treated with seriousness and fun."-Michael Frame, co-author, with Benoit Mandelbrot, of Fractals, Graphics, and Mathematics Education -- Michael Frame
"It is an excellent book, well-suited for a thoughtful, quantitatively-rigorous 'Math for Humanists' course."-William Goldbloom Bloch, author of The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel -- William Goldbloom Bloch
"The authors have assembled a fascinating group of very interesting topics."-Richard Bedient, Hamilton College -- Richard Bedient
Book Information
ISBN 9780300190892
Author Apoorva Khare
Format Paperback
Page Count 480
Imprint Yale University Press
Publisher Yale University Press
Weight(grams) 671g
Dimensions(mm) 235mm * 156mm * 25mm