Five More Golden Rules: Knots, Codes, Choas and Other Great Theories of 20th-century Mathematics - Hardcover

Casti, John L.

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ISBN 10: 0471322334 ISBN 13: 9780471322337

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2000

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Book by Casti John

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"...is full of enjoyable insights and some impressive eccentricities..." (The Times Higher, September 2000)

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"Casti is one of the great science writers." -San Francisco Examiner "Casti's gift is to be able to let the nonmathematical reader share in his understanding of the beauty of a good theory." -Christian Science Monitor Following up the acclaimed Five Golden Rules, another quintet of gleaming math discoveries With Five More Golden Rules, readers are treated to another fascinating set of theoretical gems from acclaimed popular science author John Casti. Injecting all-new ingredients into his trademark recipe of real-world examples, historical anecdotes, and straightforward explanations, Casti once again brings math to thrilling life. All who enjoyed the unique pleasures of the original will love this follow-up survey highlighting the creme de la creme of math in the last century. Explores how knot theory informs the classic tale of Alexander the Great and the Gordian Knot Considers how the Shannon Coding Theory applies to decoding the human genome John L. Casti, PhD (Santa Fe, NM), a resident member of the Santa Fe Institute, is a professor at the Technical University of Vienna and the author of Would-Be Worlds (Wiley) and Cambridge Quintet.

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• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0471322334
• ISBN 13: 9780471322337
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 272