Joy of x: a guided tour of mathematics from one to infinity

In The Joy of X, Strogatz explains the great ideas of maths - from negative numbers to calculus, fat tails to infinity - with clarity, wit and insight. He is the maths teacher you never had and this book is perfect for the smart and curious, the expert and the beginner.

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Subject(s)Mathematics
Author(s)Steven Strogatz
Age11-14, 14-16
Published2013
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Shelf referenceMA3 STR
ISN/ISBN9781848878457
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8tnf

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