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The Math Book: From Pythagoras to the 57th Dimension, 250 Milestones in the History of Mathematics (Sterling Milestones) Paperback – February 7, 2012

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Math's infinite mysteries unfold in this paperback edition of the bestselling TheMath Book. Beginning millions of years ago with ancient “ant odometers” and moving through time to our modern-day quest for new dimensions, prolific polymath Clifford Pickover covers 250 milestones in mathematical history. Among the numerous concepts readers will encounter as they dip into this inviting anthology: cicada-generated prime numbers, magic squares, and the butterfly effect. Each topic is presented in a lavishly illustrated spread, including formulas and real-world applications of the theorems.

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Praise for The Math Book and Clifford Pickover:
“Pickover contemplates realms beyond our known reality.”--The New York Times

“I can't imagine anybody whose minds won't be stretched by [Pickover's] books.”--Arthur C. Clarke

"Bucky Fuller thought big, Arthur C. Clarke thinks big, but Cliff Pickover outdoes them both.”--WIRED

About the Author

Internationally renowned author Clifford Pickover has published more than 40 books, translated into over a dozen languages, on such topics as computers and creativity, art, mathematics, black holes, human intelligence, time travel, alien life, religion, and the history of science. He is an associate editor for several journals, a puzzle contributor to magazines, and the author of over 200 articles on various subjects. Dr. Pickover received his PhD from Yale University's Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, having graduated first in his class from Franklin and Marshall College. Today, he holds over 70 U.S. patents for inventions dealing with computing technologies and interfaces. His website, pickover.com, has received millions of visits.

Series: Sterling Milestones
Paperback: 528 pages
Publisher: Sterling (February 7, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9781402788291
ISBN-13: 978-1402788291
ASIN: 1402788290
Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 1.2 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 142 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #102,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #101 in Mathematics History

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Ernie Borgoyne

Dissapointing Graphics made understanding concepts difficult

November 14, 2017

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I would have given this a 5 star if the graphics were better. Trying to explain Prince Rupert's Cube in pure text form was difficult to understand without smart graphics. An entire page was wasted with Prince Rupert's portrait. I don't care what he looked like, I just wanted to understand the concepts. Even the graphics that were provided in other chapters were not well done with not a lot of thought. Very disappointing in that regard. Had to google a lot to fill in the blanks that were missing in this book. Scope of the material was excellent though.

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Bill Baity

Very interesting, and I don't even like math that much...

February 24, 2016

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But my math-expert friend really liked this one! This series of books are very good introductions to the subjects, yet still of interest to those with a good degree of expertise. They are all similar in format: 9" tall, 7.5" wide and some 330 pages thick. At a weight of 3 pounds, they are probably not your first choice for airplane reading, but they are excellent on a living-room or bedside table. Each presents 250 topics in the chosen subject matter, with 250 beautiful full-page photos or illustrations and a full page of text. I have purchased several for myself and friends. There is some overlap between the Physics and Space volumes; Astrophysics is now a large part of astronomy and space physics. There is less overlap and more history in theMath volume. All are highly recommended.

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Charles Heckel

Higher Mathematics for the Cocktail Party

September 12, 2014

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This is a coffee table book of blurbs about 250 well known and relatively comprehensible milestones in mathematics, accompanied by illustrations on facing pages and cross-indexed with references to blurbs on related topics, which leaves us with a broad grasp of the role of mathematics in advancing civilization, but a necessarily fragmentary understanding of the very deep topics specifically described.

Mathematically unsophisticated readers will end up with a fair idea of what a Bessel function or a zeta function looks like, some notion of what it's for, and enough of the fundamentals to convince ourselves that with a little effort we could figure out what it actually is. If we choose to do so, eight pages of bibliography reference books, periodicals, and websites for further reading. This would be a good primer for a college-bound youngster.

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James

Lots of just ok pictures

July 12, 2018

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All of the entries are disappointingly short. So short that he doesn't even identify all of the terms he brings up. It's a shame because this book could have been really entertaining if he'd have stretched those half page snippets to a page and a half. If you really want this book I suggest getting the hard cover version as it is better suited for use as a coffee table book than something you actually read. If a picture is worth a thousand words then the picture to text ratio is about 10 to 1.

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jpear

Excites the mind of my 12 year old.

July 10, 2019

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My 12 year old son has this and The Physics Book by the same author. He loves them! I of course love that he loves them and love that books like this exist for kids like him, those who have more questions and dedication to these studies than I. I have no doubt we will be purchasing every book in this series.

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Robert M. Rohland

Another intellectually stimulating book by Cliff Pickover

January 31, 2011

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While I myself take a keen interest in all sorts of things, especially science & math, intellectually-driven, you might say, I confess that I am astonded by Clifford Pickover and his far-ranging intellect. He delivers a rich smorgasbord of intellectual delights in this book, and I am delighted beyond words. I have also read his "Computers and the Imagination" and am also currently working on "A Passion for Mathematics." I love this stuff!

Pickover has an excellent way of making mathematical ideas accessible to those of us who cannot ascend the heights frequented by career mathematicians, or do not have the mental clarity or discipline it takes to delve more deeply into math. I myself hit the wall at about 2nd year calculus. I'd very much like to understand things like the Riemann Hypothesis, for example. But I can't. The subtleties of Cantor's Transfinite numbers, the Continuum Hypothesis, etc. somehow escape me. I can't begin to imagine why it takes several hundred pages to prove that 1 + 1 = 2 (Principia Mathematica), or why anyone would care. Pickover explains it so I can at least get a bit of a handle on it.

I don't guarantee that you wil "get" everything in "The Math Book." I didn't. But you absolutely will find more than a few things that intrigue or astound you. It's great fun!

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S. Donohue

An absolute must-own! The best!

July 12, 2012

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As a Math teacher, I get the "Can I do extra credit?" question a lot. The Math Book stays on my desk to answer just this question. Students look through it for a topic (or ten!) that pique their interests and that they can delve deeper into via outside research for their extra credit assignments. It's a book that belongs on every Math teacher's desk as well as on the coffee tables of just about everyone else.

As you turn each page, you are surprised by yet another full-page picture relating to the previous page's concise summary of some even stranger mathematical topic. Everything is cited, making this book a complete summery of every cool Mathematical topic from Archimedes to Zeno!

This book is by far the best Math book I own and have ever read. It is truly awesome beyond words!

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MamaHouse

Sticky Mess

April 15, 2019

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Book does not appear “new.” It has some type of sticky nail polish looking substance all over the cover. We will keep it because my daughter needs it for a class and we don’t have time to replace it, but the cover it quite sticky.

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