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Math for English Majors

- A Human Take on the Universal Language
Af: Ben Orlin
Engelsk Hardback

Math for English Majors

- A Human Take on the Universal Language
Af: Ben Orlin
Engelsk Hardback

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In this trailblazing work from the internet’s most empathetic math teacher, Ben Orlin unravels the secrets behind the world’s most confounding language.
 
Math, it is said, is the "universal language.” But if a language brings people together, why does math make so many of us feel so alone? In Math for English Majors, bestselling author Ben Orlin (Math with Bad Drawings) offers fresh insights for the mathematically perplexed and mathematical masters alike.
 
As Orlin reveals, the “universal language” is precisely that: a language. It has nouns (numbers), verbs (calculations), and grammar (algebra). It has funny idioms (“exponential”), quirky etymologies (“squaring”), and peculiar ambiguities (“PEMDAS”). It even has its own form of literature, with equations ranging from the simple wisdom of A2 + B2 = C2 to the startling profundity of epi + 1 = 0.
 
Along the way, he shares relatable stories of his own mathematical misunderstandings and epiphanies, as well as the trials and triumphs of his students. And, as always, he sheds further light and levity on the subject with his inept—yet strangely effective—drawings.

 






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Sprog:
Engelsk
Sider:
304
ISBN-13:
9780762499816
Indbinding:
Hardback
Udgave:
ISBN-10:
0762499818
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Udg. Dato:
14 nov 2024
Længde:
30mm
Bredde:
211mm
Højde:
164mm
Forlag:
Running Press,U.S.
Oplagsdato:
14 nov 2024
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