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A review by leemac027
Alex Through the Looking - Glass by Alex Bellos
4.0
A book that makes math exciting and fun? Yes!
Alex Bellos has combined humour, a sense of fun, curiosity and lots of history to take the reader on a journey across the centuries to discover the numbers behind almost everything in our lives.
Of course we have the high profile pi and Pythagoras but there are many hidden mathematical heroes to be uncovered. From the quirky French master Cedric Villani through to the glorious designs created from harmonographs, this book will have you intrigued and wondering why this stuff is not taught in the classroom.
Should you be a little nervous being confronted by formula and calculations, never fear for as Bellos himself says, if you feel a little overwhelmed, just skip to the next chapter where another adventure starts from the elementary level.
Alex Bellos has combined humour, a sense of fun, curiosity and lots of history to take the reader on a journey across the centuries to discover the numbers behind almost everything in our lives.
Of course we have the high profile pi and Pythagoras but there are many hidden mathematical heroes to be uncovered. From the quirky French master Cedric Villani through to the glorious designs created from harmonographs, this book will have you intrigued and wondering why this stuff is not taught in the classroom.
Should you be a little nervous being confronted by formula and calculations, never fear for as Bellos himself says, if you feel a little overwhelmed, just skip to the next chapter where another adventure starts from the elementary level.