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Keith J. Devlin - Life by the Numbers

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From uncanny movie dinosaurs to the loopy physics of the triple axel, Keith Devlins vibrantly illustrated book illuminates the mathematics inherent in every human endeavor.A beautiful book . . . the aim is not to teach but to entertain, and it succeeds. The view that mathematics is dull is replaced by an image of how math can be both interesting and useful, if not all-powerful.New Scientist.A colorful and exciting introduction to the ways in which mathematics can help [us] to under-stand phenomena. [Devlin] presents fascinating real-world problems posed by real people and shows how mathematics is used to solve them.Choice.Not in many, many years have I seen a book nearly as instructive and enlightening about the beauty of mathematics. Life by the Numbers is superb.Amir Aczel, author of Fermats Last Theorem.This wondrous book reveals how, on the brink of the millennium, wizards are using math to bring movie dinosaurs to life, to improve tennis stars serves, to win sailboat races, and to probe the eeriest corners of the cosmos. A pleasurable read for adult and young alike.Keay Davidson, coauthor of Wrinkles in Time.A fascinating account of many of the ways in which mathematical ideas find application in the world around us. Keith Devlin is to be congratulated for bringing these ideas so accessibly to the public.Sir Roger Penrose, author of The Emperors New Mind.

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title Life By the Numbers author Devlin Keith J publisher - photo 1

title:Life By the Numbers
author:Devlin, Keith J.
publisher:John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (US)
isbn10 | asin:0471328227
print isbn13:9780471328223
ebook isbn13:9780585304113
language:English
subjectMathematics--Popular works, Life by the numbers (Television program)
publication date:1998
lcc:QA93.D458 1998eb
ddc:510
subject:Mathematics--Popular works, Life by the numbers (Television program)
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Life by the Numbers
Keith Devlin
Page iv This book is printed on acid-free paper Copyright 1998 by John - photo 2
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This book is printed on acid-free paper.Picture 3
Copyright 1998 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. All rights reserved.
Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Published simultaneously in Canada
Design by Howard Grossman
No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (508) 750-8400, fax (508) 750-4744. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 605 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10158-0012, (212) 850-6011, fax (212) 850-6008, E-Mail: PERMREQ @ WILEY.COM.
This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold with the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering legal, accounting, or other professional services. If legal advice or other expert assistance is required, the services of a competent professional person should be sought.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data:
Devlin, Keith J.
Life by the numbers / Keith Devlin.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 0-471-24044-3 (cloth : alk. paper)
1. MathematicsPopular works. 2. Life by the numbers (Television
program) I. Title.
QA93.D458 1998
510dc21 97-41059
Printed in the United States of America
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Contents
Preface
vii
Chapter 1
The Invisible Universe
1
Chapter 2
Seeing Is Believing
21
Chapter 3
Patterns of Nature
49
Chapter 4
The Numbers Game
85
Chapter 5
The Shape of the World
117
Chapter 6
Chances of a Lifetime
147
Chapter 7
A New Age
179
Chapter 8
It's an M World
205
Further Reading
210
Credits
211
Index
213

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Preface
Based on the television series by the same name, this is a book about everyday life and the role played in everyday life by mathematics.
It is not a "math book." It doesn't set out to show you how to do math. You won't learn much mathematics from this book, and you won't find any formulas or problems anywhere.
But you might well learn that mathematics is not at all what you thought it was. And you will definitely discover that there is hardly any aspect of your life in which mathematics does not play a significantthough generally hiddenpart.
If you think that mathematics has little to do with your life, then this book is for you.
If you think that mathematics is just about numbers, then this book is for you.
If you think that mathematics was all worked out centuries ago, then this book is for you.
If you enjoyed the television series, then this book is for you. You will discover more about mathematics than it was possible to include in the series.
If you missed the television series, then this book is for you. Though based on the series, the book has been written to stand alone.
If you are curious about lifeabout sports, about entertainment, about art, about music, about gambling, about different kinds of professions, about computers, about animals, about deep sea exploration, about astronomy, about love and marriage, about... well, practically anything under (or indeed beyond) the sunthen this book is for you.
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As a consultant on the television series, I was involved in some of the work that found its way onto the television screen, as were a number of other series consultants. But the main credit for the series goes to its producers, David Elisco, Joe Seamans, Gina Cantazarite, Mary Rawson, and Randy Quinn. They are the ones who did most of the work in developing the initial themes, carrying out the research, locating the appropriate film stock, and recording the many hours of on-camera interviews. By making available to me the rough-cut tapes of the programs and the transcripts of all the original interviews, they made my work as author of this book far easier than would otherwise have been the case.
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