30-Second Maths

30-Second Maths The 50 Most Mind-Expanding Theories in Mathematics, Each Explained in Half a Minute - 30-Second

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Publisher's Synopsis

From Rubik's cubes to Godel's incompleteness theorem, everything mathematical explained, with colour illustrations, in half a minute. Maths is enjoying a resurgence in popularity. So how can you avoid being the only dinner guest who has no idea who Fermat was, or what he proved? The more you know about Maths, the less of a science it becomes.

30 Second Maths takes the top 50 most engaging mathematical theories, and explains them to the general reader in half a minute, using nothing more than two pages, 200 words and one picture. Read at your own pace, and discover that maths can be more fascinating than you ever imagined.

Book information

ISBN: 9781785782886
Publisher: Icon Books
Imprint: Icon Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 510
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 160
Weight: 308g
Height: 152mm
Width: 195mm
Spine width: 14mm