Shape : the hidden geometry of information, biology, strategy, democracy, and everything else / Jordan Ellenberg.
"Shape reveals the geometry underneath some of the most important scientific, political, and philosophical problems we face. Geometry asks: Where are things? Which things are near each other? How can you get from one thing to another thing? Those are important questions. Geometry doesn't j...
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| Other title: | Hidden geometry of information, biology, strategy, democracy, and everything else. |
| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Penguin Press,
2021.
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| Summary: | "Shape reveals the geometry underneath some of the most important scientific, political, and philosophical problems we face. Geometry asks: Where are things? Which things are near each other? How can you get from one thing to another thing? Those are important questions. Geometry doesn't just measure the world--it explains it. Shape shows us how"-- The power of geometry can help us think better about practically everything in our daily lives: the geometry we learn in school is only a tiny part of the subject. Ellenberg reveals the geometry underneath some of the most important scientific, political, and philosophical problems we face.He shows that geometry doesn't just measure the world-- it explains it. -- adapted from jacket. |
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| Physical Description: | 463 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781984879059 1984879057 9780593299739 0593299736 |