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An instant New York Times Bestseller!
“Unreasonably entertaining . . . reveals how geometric thinking can allow for everything from fairer American elections to better pandemic planning.” —The New York Times
From the New York Times-bestselling author of How Not to Be Wrong—himself a world-class geometer—a far-ranging exploration of the power of geometry, which...
“Unreasonably entertaining . . . reveals how geometric thinking can allow for everything from fairer American elections to better pandemic planning.” —The New York Times
From the New York Times-bestselling author of How Not to Be Wrong—himself a world-class geometer—a far-ranging exploration of the power of geometry, which...
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From the contours of coastlines to the outlines of clouds and the branching of trees, fractal shapes can be found everywhere in nature. Kenneth Falconer explains the basic concepts of fractal geometry which produced a revolution in the mathematical understanding of patterns in the twentieth century and explores a range of applications in science and of economics.
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Barron's Educational Series
Pub. Date
2019.
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English
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"This new edition in Barron's Easy Way Series contains everything students need to prepare for a geometry class. [The book] provides key content review and practice exercises to help students learn geometry the easy way. Topics covered in this detailed review of algebra include the 'how' and 'why' of geometry, with examples, exercises, and solutions throughout, plus hundreds of drawings, graphs, and tables. Practice questions in each chapter help...
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Princeton Review
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"GET UP TO SPEED WITH FAST TRACK: GEOMETRY! Covering the most important material taught in high school geometry classes, this essential review book gets readers on the fast track to class success, with critical information presented in an easy-to-follow quick-study format! With its friendly, straightforward approach and a clean, colorful modern design crafted to appeal to visual learners, this guidebook is perfect for catching up in class or getting...
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English
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The Art of Spiral Drawing offers a fresh, modern take on everyone's favorite childhood toy from the 1960s through today, the Spirograph (R). With The Art of Spiral Drawing, no complicated tools are needed, as artists of all skill levels learn to create their own spiral art using little more than paper and a pen or pencil. Written and illustrated by Jonathan Stephen Harris, the author of the popular The Art of Drawing Optical Illusions, the book opens...
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"How can we be sure that Pythagoras's theorem is really true? Why is the 'angle in a semicircle' always 90 degrees? And how can tangents help determine the speed of a bullet? Following in the footsteps of his bestselling The Calulus Story, David Acheson offers a highly illustrated tour of geometry, from ancient Greece to the present day, packed with elegant deductions and wide applications. And along the way, he uncovers some of the loveliest surprises...
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