內容簡介
內容簡介 《經濟學人》2015年年度必讀書籍「繼暢銷書《My Best Mathematical and Logic Puzzles》後最具娛樂性的數學書籍」─Library Journal與喜劇數學家一同探索數字的狂歡之旅，走出你對數學的刻板框架數學總是讓你感到無趣嗎？明知數學是必修科目，但艱深的數學解題還是讓你卻步。本書一改數學嚴肅乏味的刻板印象，重溫過去在學校學習過的基礎數學、幾何學及代數，深入理解數學之旅，從四維空間、扭結理論、神秘的質數及優化算法，甚至探討條碼背後的數學涵義及智慧型手機螢幕與數學之間的無限可能，透過數學解題的過程，激發人類的邏輯思考能力，進而開發大腦。書中更附錄有趣的數學小遊戲及謎題，透過有趣而複雜的數學技巧，不自覺地愛上數學迷人的魅力。Matt Parker是一位傑出的喜劇演員及數學家。他經常為《衛報》及《每日電訊報》撰寫數學專欄。更是英國BBC電視台科學節目《The Infinite Monkey Cage》的固定成員，也經常出現在《Discovery頻道》為觀眾解決各種數學難題。This is the complete guide to exploring the fascinating world of maths you were never told about at school. Stand-up comedian and mathematician Matt Parker uses bizarre Klein Bottles, unimaginably small pizza slices, knots no one can untie and computers built from dominoes to reveal some of the most exotic and fascinating ideas in mathematics. Starting with simple numbers and algebra, this book goes on to deal with inconceivably big numbers in more dimensions than you ever knew existed. And always with something for you to make or do along the way.
