Eugenia Cheng

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How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of MathematicsPaperback, 10 May 2016

How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics
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Print Length
304 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Basic Books
Date Published
10 May 2016
ISBN-10
0465097677
ISBN-13
9780465097678

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One of the world's most creative mathematicians finds the meaning of mathematics in the kitchen in this "whimsical...rigorous and insightful" (New York Times) book

What is math? How exactly does it work? And what do three siblings trying to share a cake have to do with it? In How to Bake Pi, math professor Eugenia Cheng provides an accessible introduction to the logic and beauty of mathematics, powered, unexpectedly, by insights from the kitchen. We learn how the bechamel in a lasagna can be a lot like the number five, and why making a good custard proves that math is easy but life is hard. At the heart of it all is Cheng's work on category theory, a cutting-edge "mathematics of mathematics," that is about figuring out how math works.

Combined with her infectious enthusiasm for cooking and true zest for life, Cheng's perspective on math is a funny journey through a vast territory no popular book on math has explored before. So, what is math? Let's look for the answer in the kitchen.

Product Details

Author:
Eugenia Cheng
Book Format:
Paperback
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
10 May 2016
Dimensions:
20.83 x 13.72 x 2.29 cm
ISBN-10:
0465097677
ISBN-13:
9780465097678
Language:
English
Pages:
304
Publisher:
Weight:
249.48 gm

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