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Love triangle : how trigonometry shapes the world Cover Image Book Book

Love triangle : how trigonometry shapes the world

Parker, Matt (Mathematician) (author.).

Summary: "Trigonometry is perhaps the most essential concept humans have ever devised. The simple yet versatile triangle allows us to record music, map the world, launch rockets into space, and be slightly less bad at pool. Triangles underpin our day-to-day lives and civilization as we know it. Matt Parker argues we should all show a lot more love for triangles, along with all the useful trigonometry and geometry they enable. To prove his point, he uses triangles to create his own digital avatar, survive a harrowing motorcycle ride, cut a sandwich, fall in love, measure tall buildings in a few awkward bounds, and make some unusual art. Along the way, he tells extraordinary and entertaining stories of the mathematicians, engineers, and philosophers--starting with Pythagoras--who dared to take triangles seriously."

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  • ISBN: 9780593418123
  • ISBN: 0593418107
  • ISBN: 9780593418109
  • Physical Description: 1 volume (nontraditional paging) : illustrations ; 24 cm
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  • Edition: First United States edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2024.

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General Note:
"The page numbers start at 0 and very gradually go up to 1 and then down to -1 amd then back up again because each page is the sine function of the page number as if it was a number of degrees."--author's explanation in Facebook video posted by Penguin Books.
Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Columbia Gorge Community College Library Mathematics PARKE 2024 (Text) 39705000086008 New Book Shelf Available -
Hood River County Library 516.24 PAR 2024 (Text) 33892100998609 Adult New Books Checked out 01/29/2025
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