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  1. The Joy of x is, well, a joy." — Janna Levin, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, Barnard College, Columbia University, and author of How the Universe Got Its Spots and A Madman Dreams of Turing Machines "Amazingly, mathematicians can see patterns in the universe that the rest of us are usually blind to.
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  2. goodreads.com

    Each trenchant chapter of The Joy of x offers an "aha!" moment, starting with why numbers are so helpful, and progressing through the wondrous truths implicit in p, the Pythagorean theorem, irrational numbers, fat tails, even the rigors and surprising charms of calculus.
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    Author:Steven H. StrogatzFormat:Hardcover
  3. Each trenchant chapter of The Joy of x offers an aha! moment, starting with why numbers are so helpful, and progressing through the wondrous truths implicit in p, the Pythagorean theorem, irrational numbers, fat tails, even the rigors and surprising charms of calculus.
    4.5/5
  4. The joy of x : arithmetic becomes algebra when we begin working with unknowns and formulas ; Finding your roots : complex numbers, a hybrid of the imaginary and the real, are the pinnacle of number systems ; My tub runneth over : turning peril to pleasure in word problems ; Working your quads : the quadratic formula may never win any beauty ...
  5. Each short chapter of The Joy of X provides an "Aha!" moment, starting with why numbers are helpful, and moving on to such topics as shapes, calculus, fat tails, and infinity. explains the ideas of math gently and clearly, with wit, insight, and brilliant illustrations.
  6. books.google.com

    Each trenchant chapter of "The Joy of x" offers an "aha!" moment, starting with why numbers are so helpful, and progressing through the wondrous truths implicit in π, the Pythagorean theorem, irrational numbers, fat tails, even the rigors and surprising charms of calculus.

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