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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 214 pages. Ex-library, very tidy.Acclaim for Life by the NumbersNot in many, many years have I seen a book as instructive and enlightening about the beauty of mathematics. Life by th e Numbers is truly superb. Sheer fun. ?Amir Aczel author of Fermat's Last The orem.A fascinating account of many of the ways in which mathematical ide as find application in the world around us. Keith Devlin is to be congratulated for bringing these ideas so accessibly to the public. ?Sir Roger Penrose auth or of The Emperor's New Mind.This wondrous book reveals how, on the brin k of the millennium, wizards are using math to bring movie dinosaurs to life, to improve tennis stars' serves, to win sailboat races, and to probe the eeriest c orners of the cosmos. A pleasurable read for adult and young alike. ?Keay Dav idson coauthor of Wrinkles in Time.Why do leopards grow spots when tigers grow stripes? Is the universe round, square, or some other shape? How do the di mples in a golf ball give it greater lift? Is there such a thing as a public moo d? If so, how can we accurately take its pulse?Only one tool of the human mind has the power and versatility to answer so many questions about our world? ??mathematics. Far from a musty set of equations and proofs, mathematics is a vi tal and creative way of thinking and seeing. It is the most powerful means we ha ve of exploring our world and how it works, from the darkest depths of the ocean s to the faintest glimmers of far-away galaxies, and from the aerodynamics of fi gure-skating jumps to the shadows of the fourth dimension.In this captiva ting companion to the landmark PBS series Life by the Numbers, acclaimed author Keith Devlin reveals the astonishing range of creative and powerful ways in whic.…