
It's a Numberful World
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Why aren't left-handers extinct? What makes a rainbow round? How is a pancreas like a pendulum? These may not look like math questions, but they are-because they all have to do with patterns. And mathematics, at heart, is the study of patterns.
That realization changed Eddie Woo's life-by turning the "dry" subject he dreaded in high school into a boundless quest for discovery. Now an award-winning math teacher and a YouTuber with nearly two million subscribers, Woo sees patterns everywhere: in the "branches" of blood vessels and lightning, in the growth of a savings account and a sunflower, even in his morning cup of tea! Here are twenty-six bite-size chapters on the hidden mathematical marvels that encrypt our email, enchant our senses, and even keep us alive-from the sine waves we hear as "music" to the mysterious golden ratio. This book will change your mind about what math can be. We are all born mathematicians-and it's a numberful world.
"Introduces mathematical vocabulary in a fun and approachable way. . . . A gentle but enthusiastic introduction to a wide variety of interesting mathematical topics." -Mathematical Association of America
"Lighthearted and delightful . . . the ideal guide to math's multi-patterned treasures." - Foreword Reviews
Publisher's note: It's a Numberful World was published in Australia under the title Woo's Wonderful World of Maths.
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- Intro
- Contents
- Dedication
- Prologues
- 1. Born Mathematicians
- 2. The Heavenly Circle
- 3. Music To My Ears
- 4. Lightning Through Your Veins
- 5. Teacups and (almost) infinite money
- 6. E is a Magic Number
- 7. What Sunflowers Know About the Universe
- 8. Will the Real Golden Sequence Please Stand Up
- 9. What Do You Call A Comedian Tying Their Shoelaces?
- 10. Unbreakable Locks
- 11. Location, Location, Location
- 12. Precognition For Dummies
- 13. Killer Butterflies
- 14. Illuminati Confirmed
- 15. Stars In Your Eyes
- 16. Deficient, Perfect, Abundant
- 17. The Periodic Table of Numbers
- 18. Conspiracy Theory
- 19. What Is Proof, Anyway?
- 20. Six is a Crowd
- 21. My Phone, the Liar
- 22. Mathemagic
- 23. Magic Without Misdirection
- 24. Math Error
- 25. Why Aren't Left-Handers Extinct?
- 26. How Your Pancreas is Like A Pendulum
- Acknowledgments
- Further Reading
- About the Author
- Acclaim for It's a Numberful World
- Copyright
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