Reaching for the Extreme

How the Quest for the Biggest, Fewest and Weirdest Makes Maths

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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF PROFESSOR STEWART'S CABINET OF MATHEMATICAL CURIOSITIES <br><br>'A superlative study of superlatives' GUARDIAN 'Britain's most brilliant and prolific populariser of maths' ALEX BELLOS<br><br>What is the maximum land you can enclose inside a given border?<br><br>What is the minimum number of colours you can use to colour in a map so that no region shares a shade?<br><br>And how do you calculate the shortest route between two cities?<br><br>These questions may not sound related, but they have this in common: they all explore extremes: shortest lines, greatest areas, fewest colours. They have also given rise to some of the most important areas of mathematical study and have resulted in a myriad of applications - from the legend of Dido's founding of the city of Carthage to contemporary satellite navigation systems. <br><br>From soap bubbles to the cosmos, Britain's most beloved mathematician tells the fascinating stories of the people and ideas pushing the very bounds of mathematics - and the discoveries that have changed our lives.

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EAN

9781805221593

Sprache

Englisch

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Buch

Maße

240 x 160 x 35 mm

Erscheinungsjahr

2026

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