Equation for Every Occasion: Fifty-Two Formulas and Why They Matter
With this fun romp through the world of equations we encounter in our everyday lives, you'll find yourself flipping through the stories of fifty-two formulas faster than a deck of cards. John M. Henshaw's intriguing true accounts, each inspired by a different mathematical equation, are both succinct and easy to read. His tales come from the spheres of sports, business, history, the arts, science, and technology. Anecdotes about famous equations, like E=mc2, appear alongside tales of not-so-famous¿but equally fascinating¿equations, such as the one used to determine the SPF number for sunscreen. Drawn from the breadth of human endeavor, Henshaw…
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- ISBN: 978-1-4214-1983-1
- EAN: 9781421419831
- Produktnummer: 19371706
- Verlag: Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 200 S.
- Masse: H22.8 cm x B15.1 cm x D2.0 cm 300 g
- Gewicht: 300
- Sonstiges: Ab 18 J.
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