Möbius bagels, Euclid's flourless chocolate cake and apple pi - this is mathematics, but not as you know it. In How to Bake Pi, mathematical explorer and star baker Eugenia Cheng has created a delightful collection of insightful knowledge ranging from basic arithmetic to category theory ('the mathematics of mathematics'), through Fermat, Poincaré, and Riemann.
Mathematics is much more than simultaneous equations and pr2: it is an incredibly powerful tool for thinking about the world around us. Once you learn how to think mathematically, you will never think about anything - cake, cream, bagel, or doughnut, let alone custard, kitchen clutter, and Yorkshire puddings - the same way again.
Filled with engaging puzzles and a generous dose of humor and charm, How to Bake Pi is a foolproof recipe for a mathematical feast.
Previously published under the title Cakes, Custard & Category Theory
Manufacturer
- Author
- Eugenia Cheng
- Publisher
- Profile
- Type
- Mathematics of Positive Sciences
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- Easy Recipes For Understanding Complex Maths
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 304
- Publication Date
- 2016
- Dimensions
- 12x19 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9781781252888
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