1: 1089 and All That2: "In Love with Geometrie"3: But ... that's Absurd ...4: The Trouble with Algebra5: The Heavens in Motion6: All Change!7: On Being as Small as Possible8: "Are We Nearly There?"9: A Brief History of pi10: Good Vibrations11: Great Mistakes12: What is the Secret of All Life?13: e=2.718 ...14: Chaos and Catastrophe15: Not Quite the Indian Rope Trick16: Real or Imaginary?
David Acheson is Emeritus Fellow in Mathematics at Jesus College,
Oxford. He was awarded a National Teaching Fellowship in 2004 for
his 'outstanding contributions to teaching and learning', and was
President of the Mathematical Association for 2010-11. He gives
many popular maths lectures to the general public, of all ages, and
these often end with a short demonstration of maths applied to the
electric guitar. He is also author of From Calculus to Chaos (OUP
1997)
and Elementary Fluid Dynamics (OUP 1990).
Review from previous edition:
'1089 and All That is an instant classic... an inspiring little
masterpiece.' - Mathematical Association of America
"Popular maths is not easy to do, but David Acheson has really
achieved it with this pocket-sized gem of a book." - Brian Clegg,
Popular Science
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