This is a unique history of humanity told through its seventeen defining equations; from Pythagoras to Calculus. From Newtons Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to predict the markets equations are everywhere
- & they are fundamental to everyday life. In Seventeen Equations that Changed the World" acclaimed mathematician Ian Stewart sets out seventeen groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history. He explores how Pythagoras Theorem led to GPS & Sat Nav; how logarithms are applied in architecture; why imaginary numbers were important in the development of the digital camera & what is really going on with Schrodingers cat. Entertaining surprising & vastly informative " Seventeen Equations that Changed the World" is a highly original exploration
- & explanation
- of life on earth."