Five More Golden Rules Knots, Codes, Chaos, and Other Great Theories of 20th-Century Mathematics
| Author/creator | Casti, John L. Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Wiley [Imprint] Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated |
| Description | 272 p. ill 23.100 x 014.650 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
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| Summary | Annotation "Casti is one of the great science writers." -San Francisco Examiner<br />"Casti's gift is to be able to let the nonmathematical reader share in his understanding of the beauty of a good theory." -Christian Science Monitor<br />Following up the acclaimed Five Golden Rules, another quintet of gleaming math discoveries<br />With Five More Golden Rules, readers are treated to another fascinating set of theoretical gems from acclaimed popular science author John Casti. Injecting all-new ingredients into his trademark recipe of real-world examples, historical anecdotes, and straightforward explanations, Casti once again brings math to thrilling life. All who enjoyed the unique pleasures of the original will love this follow-up survey highlighting the creme de la creme of math in the last century.<br />Explores how knot theory informs the classic tale of Alexander the Great and the Gordian Knot<br />* Considers how the Shannon Coding Theory applies to decoding the human genome<br />John L. Casti, PhD (Santa Fe, NM), a resident member of the Santa Fe Institute, is a professor at the Technical University of Vienna and the author of Would-Be Worlds (Wiley) and Cambridge Quintet. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780471395287 |
| ISBN | 0471395285 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780471395287 |
| Stock number | 00028608 |
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