Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension
Author | : Matt Parker |
Publisher | : Penguin UK |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 2014-10-30 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781846147654 |
ISBN-13 | : 1846147654 |
Rating | : 4/5 (654 Downloads) |
Download or read book Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension written by Matt Parker and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-10-30 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stand-up mathematician and star of Festival of the Spoken Nerd, Matt Parker presents Things to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension -- a riotous journey through the possibilities of numbers, with audience participation - Cut pizzas in new and fairer ways! - Fit a 2p coin through an impossibly small hole! - Make a perfect regular pentagon by knotting a piece of paper! - Tie your shoes faster than ever before, saving literally seconds of your life! - Use those extra seconds to contemplate the diminishing returns of an exclamation-point at the end of every bullet-point! - Make a working computer out of dominoes! Maths is a game. This book can be cut, drawn in, folded into shapes and will even take you to the fourth dimension. So join stand-up mathematician Matt Parker on a journey through narcissistic numbers, optimal dating algorithms, at least two different kinds of infinity and more.