Universe and the Teacup The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty

Name: Universe and the Teacup The Mathematics of Truth and Beauty
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ISBN: 9780156006569

ISBN-10: 0156006561

ISBN-13: 9780156006569

Edition: 1998

Authors: K. C. Cole

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Mathematics, at the pinnacle of the human mind's creativity, can reveal to us the tiniest of particles that make up our world, or measure out the farthest points of the universe. Cole reveals its power, and explains why we need not be intimidated by it.

Book details

List price: $15.95
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
Publication date: 4/15/1999
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English

A popular science columnist for the Los Angeles Times and teacher at UCLA, K.C. Cole is a recipient of the 1995 American Institute of Physics Award for Best Science Writing. She is also the author of the internationally bestselling The Universe and the Teacup, First You Build a Cloud, and The Hole in the Universe. Cole lives in Santa Monica, California.



Acknowledgments


Introduction: The Sentimental Fruits



What's Math Got to Do with It?



Exponential Amplification



Calculated Risks



The Measure of Man, Woman, and Thing



A Matter of Scale



Emerging Properties: More Is Different



The Mathematics of Prediction



The Signal in the Haystack



Voting: Lani Guinier Was Right



Fair Division: The Wisdom of Solomon



The Mathematics of Kindness: Math Proves the Golden Rule



The Truth about Why Things Happen



The Burden of Proof



Emmy and Albert: The Unvarying Nature of Truth


Selected Bibliography


Index