The Mathematics of Love: Patterns, Proofs, and the Search for the Ultimate Equation - Rilegato

Fry, Hannah

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ISBN 10: 1471141802 ISBN 13: 9781471141805

Casa editrice: Simon + Schuster UK, 2015

Riassunto

Part of the TED series: The Mathematics of Love

There is no topic that attracts more attention-more energy and time and devotion- than love. Love, like most things in life, is full of patterns. And mathematics is ultimately the study of patterns.

In her book The Mathematics of Love - and TEDxTalk of the same name -Dr. Hannah Fry takes the audience on a fascinating journey through the patterns that define our love lives, tackling some of the most common yet complex questions pertaining to love: What's the chance of us finding love? What's the chance that it will last? How does online dating work, exactly? When should you settle down? How can you avoid divorce? When is it right to compromise? Can game theory help us decide whether or not to call?

From evaluating the best strategies for online dating to defining the nebulous concept of beauty, Dr. Fry proves-with great insight, wit and fun- that maths is a surprisingly useful tool to negotiate the complicated, often baffling, sometimes infuriating, always interesting, patterns of love.

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Recensione

'Dr Hannah Fry shows that mathematical modelling underpins everything from the possibility of finding a partner to the number of sexual partners we have in a lifetime' Observer

'Mathematician Fry explores the age-old questions about relationships by examining patterns behind love and lust in this smart, funny read' Marie Claire

'How do you know when you've found the one? The answer may lie in a simple equation' --The Sunday Times

'Is there a mathematical formula for love? Applied mathematician Hannah Fry says there are several. Her new book, The Mathematics of Love, features a chapter on each stage of the romantic journey, taking in online dating, chatting people up, going on dates, settling down, getting married and being in a long-term relationship' --The Independent

'The Mathematics of Love by Dr Hannah Fry of University College London, claims that finding the one isn't chemically-driven, biologically-motivated or even astrologically-determined. No it's a numbers game Daily Telegraph

'The secrets to finding love have been revealed: choose someone who had few colds as a child, have ugly friends and when online dating, show your paunch. Mathematicians have come up with a series of formulae and theories that also prove that your right partner will pop along at the age of 22' --The Times

L'autore

Dr. Hannah Fry is a mathematician and complexity scientist from University College London's Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis. Her work revolves around exploring the patterns in human behavior and applying a mathematical perspective to tackle a wide range of problems across our society. She has a broad portfolio of media and public engagement activities from schools outreach, math-themed stand-up comedy, YouTube videos and public lectures - including her first TEDx talk which now has over 500,000 views across all TED channels. Fry also regularly presents the Number Hub strand of BBC Worldwide's YouTube channel, Headsqueeze.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Simon + Schuster UK
• Data di pubblicazione: 2015
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1471141802
• ISBN 13: 9781471141805
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 128
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: Simone Casetta; 0039 275422215; casetta@mondadori.it; ; Via Mondadori 1,; Segrate Milano; 20090; Italia