{"product_id":"9780241829486","title":"Six Maths Essentials","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 'Mozart of mathematics' (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) takes us on a tour of the core ideas of mathematical thinking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSix Maths Essentials\u003c\/i\u003e, the renowned mathematician Terence Tao shows how mathematics has evolved from counting and geometry into a flexible set of tools for understanding an increasingly complex world. He moves effortlessly from children discovering infinity through play, to the numbers that underpin our online lives; from Johannes Kepler using algebra to price a barrel of wine, to curved geometries that explain why GPS works and planes don't fly in straight lines on a map. Along the way, dice games, insurance policies and financial crises illuminate probability's promise-and its limits-while deceptively simple rules give rise to chaos, pattern and life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlayful and wise, this is the best entry point for understanding how mathematics works. Contrary to popular perception, maths, Tao insists, isn't magic-it's a powerful way of thinking from first principles and modelling the world that anyone can learn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pelican","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57698152644981,"sku":"9780241829486","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0289\/5334\/6096\/files\/9780241829486.jpg?v=1793117788","url":"https:\/\/goldenharebooks.com\/products\/9780241829486","provider":"Golden Hare Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}