The Proof and the Pudding : What Mathematicians, Cooks, and You Have in Common / Jim Henle.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Henle, James M., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mathematical recreations.

Mathematics--Miscellanea.

Mathematics.

Cooking--Miscellanea.

Cooking.

Food--Miscellanea.

Food.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (177 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2015]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Tie on your apron and step into Jim Henle's kitchen as he demonstrates how two equally savory pursuits-cooking and mathematics-have more in common than you realize. A tasty dish for gourmets of popular math, The Proof and the Pudding offers a witty and flavorful blend of mathematical treats and gastronomic delights that reveal how life in the mathematical world is tantalizingly similar to life in the kitchen.Take a tricky Sudoku puzzle and a cake that fell. Henle shows you that the best way to deal with cooking disasters is also the best way to solve math problems. Or take an L-shaped billiard table and a sudden desire for Italian potstickers. He explains how preferring geometry over algebra (or algebra over geometry) is just like preferring a California roll to chicken tikka masala. Do you want to know why playfulness is rampant in math and cooking? Or how to turn stinky cheese into an awesome ice cream treat? It's all here: original math and original recipes plus the mathematical equivalents of vegetarianism, Asian fusion, and celebrity chefs.Pleasurable and lighthearted, The Proof and the Pudding is a feast for the intellect as well as the palate.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

1. The Mad Scientist

2. The Arrogant Chef

3. Simple Tastes

4. Complex Flavors

5. The Discriminating Eater

6. The Persistent Cook

7. Gluttony

8. Vanity, Sloth, Parsimony, and Lust

9. On the Edge, and Over

10. Thinking Globally

11. Eating Locally

12. The Humble Cook

13. The Clueless Geek

14. Elegant Dishes

15. Food for the Masses

16. Good Food for the Masses

17. Just for Fun

18. Just to Be Weird

19. Celebrity Chefs

20. Economy

21. Ethics

22. Fusion

23. It All Comes Together

24. It All Falls Apart

25. A Proof and a Pudding

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)

ISBN:

1-4008-6568-9

OCLC:

904800077