Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension (Paperback)


'Maths at its most playful and multifarious' Jordan Ellenberg Matt Parker, author of the No.1 bestseller Humble Pi, takes us on a riotous journey through the possibilities of numbers Mathematician Matt Parker uses bizarre Klein Bottles, unimaginably small pizza slices, knots no one can untie and computers built from dominoes to reveal some of the most exotic and fascinating ideas in mathematics. Starting with simple numbers and algebra, this book goes on to deal with inconceivably big numbers in more dimensions than you ever knew existed. And always with something for you to make or do along the way. 'The book oozes with sheer joy' New Scientist 'Matt Parker is some sort of unholy fusion of a prankster, wizard and brilliant nerd - clever, funny and ever so slightly naughty' Adam Rutherford, author of Creation 'Matt Parker never got the memo about maths being boring ... he seeks to reconnect us to the numbers around us' Simon Usborne, Independent 'Essential reading' Observer

R256
List Price R320
Save R64 20%

Or split into 4x interest-free payments of 25% on orders over R50
Learn more

Discovery Miles2560
Delivery AdviceShips in 9 - 14 working days


Toggle WishListAdd to wish list
Review this Item

Product Description

'Maths at its most playful and multifarious' Jordan Ellenberg Matt Parker, author of the No.1 bestseller Humble Pi, takes us on a riotous journey through the possibilities of numbers Mathematician Matt Parker uses bizarre Klein Bottles, unimaginably small pizza slices, knots no one can untie and computers built from dominoes to reveal some of the most exotic and fascinating ideas in mathematics. Starting with simple numbers and algebra, this book goes on to deal with inconceivably big numbers in more dimensions than you ever knew existed. And always with something for you to make or do along the way. 'The book oozes with sheer joy' New Scientist 'Matt Parker is some sort of unholy fusion of a prankster, wizard and brilliant nerd - clever, funny and ever so slightly naughty' Adam Rutherford, author of Creation 'Matt Parker never got the memo about maths being boring ... he seeks to reconnect us to the numbers around us' Simon Usborne, Independent 'Essential reading' Observer

Customer Reviews

Average Rating  (1 Customer)

Product Details

General

Imprint

Penguin Books

Country of origin

United Kingdom

Release date

July 2015

Availability

Expected to ship within 9 - 14 working days

Authors

Dimensions

198 x 129 x 28mm (L x W x T)

Format

Paperback

Pages

465

ISBN-13

978-0-14-197586-3

Barcode

9780141975863

Categories

LSN

0-14-197586-5



Trending On Loot