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Cakes, Custard and Category Theory: Easy Recipes for Understanding Complex Maths by Eugenia Cheng
$27.99 AUD
Category: Contemporary Thought
Most people imagine maths is something like a slow cooker: very useful, but pretty limited in what it can do. Maths, though, isn't just a tool for solving a specific problem - and it's definitely not something to be afraid of. Whether you're a maths glutton or have forgotten how long division works (or ...Show more
Is Math Real? - How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics' Deepest Truths by Eugenia Cheng
$55.00 AUD
Category: Science
One of the world's most creative mathematicians offers a new way to look at math--focusing on questions, not answers Where do we learn math: From rules in a textbook? From logic and deduction? Not really, according to mathematician Eugenia Cheng: we learn it from human curiosity--most importantly, from ...Show more
Is Maths Real? How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics' Deepest Truths by Eugenia Cheng
$37.00 AUD
Category: Science
One of the world's most creative mathematicians offers new ways to look at maths - focusing on questions, not answers Why is -(-1) = 1? Why do odd and even numbers alternate? What's the point of algebra? Is maths even real? From imaginary numbers to the perplexing order of operations we all had drilled ...Show more
X +Y - A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender by Eugenia Cheng
$35.00 AUD
Category: Science
From imaginary numbers to the fourth dimension and beyond, mathematics has always been about imagining impossible things. In x+y, Eugenia Cheng draws on the insights of higher-dimensional mathematics to reveal a transformative new way of talking about the patriarchy, mansplaining and sexism: a way that ...Show more
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