In pursuit of the unknown : 17 equations that changed the world / Ian Stewart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stewart, Ian, 1945-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Physics--Popular works.

Equations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (353 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

In pursuit of the unknown : seventeen equations that changed the world

Place of Publication:

New York : Basic Books, 2012.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Acclaimed writer and mathematician Ian Stewart examines the seventeen equations that have revolutionized our thinking and changed the course of history.

Contents:

Contents; Why Equations?; 1 The squaw on the hippopotamus; 2 Shortening the proceedings; 3 Ghosts of departed quantities; 4 The system of the world; 5 Portent of the ideal world; 6 Much ado about knotting; 7 Patterns of chance; 8 Good vibrations; 9 Ripples and blips; 10 The ascent of humanity; 11 Waves in the ether; 12 Law and disorder; 13 One thing is absolute; 14 Quantum weirdness; 15 Codes, communications, and computers; 16 The imbalance of nature; 17 The Midas formula; Where Next?; Notes; Illustration Credits; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Mathematical Association of America Euler Prize, 2017.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-281-96133-7

9786613793522

0-465-02974-4

OCLC:

782879167