The Grapes of Math: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life

The Grapes of Math: How Life Reflects Numbers and Numbers Reflect Life

From the bestselling author of <I>Here€s Looking at Euclid,</I> a dazzling new book that turns even the most complex math into a brilliantly entertaining narrative.<br><br>From triangles, rotations and power laws, to cones, curves and the dreaded calculus, Alex takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit and limitless enthusiasm. He sifts through over 30,000 survey submissions to uncover the world€s favourite number, and meets a mathematician who looks for universes in his garage. He attends the World Mathematical Congress in India, and visits the engineer who designed the first roller-coaster loop. <br><br>Get hooked on math as Alex delves deep into humankind€s turbulent relationship with numbers, and reveals how they have shaped the world we live in.