How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics Cheng EugeniaPaperback
How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics Cheng EugeniaPaperback "Whimsical...rigorous and insightful." -- New York Times Book ReviewWhat is math? And what do three…
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How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics Cheng EugeniaPaperback
"Whimsical...rigorous and insightful." -- New York Times Book ReviewWhat is math? And what do three siblings trying to share a cake have to do with it? How exactly does it work?
We learn how the b chamel in a lasagna can be a lot like the number five, and why making a good custard proves that math is easy but life is hard. In How to Bake Pi, math professor Eugenia Cheng provides an accessible introduction to the logic and beauty of mathematics, powered, unexpectedly, by insights from the kitchen. At the heart of it all is Cheng's work on category theory, a cutting-edge "mathematics of mathematics," that is about figuring out how math works.Combined with her infectious enthusiasm for cooking and true zest for life, Cheng's perspective on math is a funny journey through a vast territory no popular book on math has explored before.
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