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Witzig und lehrreich: Eine Liebeserklärung an das Dreieck. Trigonometrie erklärt die Welt. Dreiecke sind viel mehr als nur geometrische Formen. Sie bilden die Grundlage unseres täglichen Lebens und der Zivilisation, wie wir sie kennen. Trigonometrie ist vielleicht das grundlegendste Konzept, das Menschen jemals entwickelt haben. Das einfache, aber vielseitige Dreieck ermöglicht es uns, die Welt zu kartieren, Raketen ins All zu schießen, Musik aufzunehmen und beim Billard etwas weniger schlecht zu sein. Der Stand-up-Comedian, ehemalige Mathematiklehrer und Bestsellerautor Matt Parker erklärt äußerst unterhaltsam und auch für Mathe-Muffel nachvollziehbar, warum wir Dreiecke gar nicht genug schätzen können – genauso wie die überaus nützliche Trigonometrie und Geometrie, die sie ermöglichen. Denn Dreiecke sind das verborgene Muster unter der Oberfläche der heutigen Welt, das in allem verwendet wird, von GPS bis CGI über Spotify-Streaming, den Play-Button und das Dreieckstattoo Ihres besten Freundes. Ein mathematisches Pop-Science-Feuerwerk! Ausstattung: ca. 160 Abbildungen

Matematika se skrývá úplně za vším. Bez matematiky by nelétala letadla, nefungovaly počítače, neuměli bychom stavět vysoké budovy. A když je něco úplně všude, můžete se spolehnout na jednu věc: je jen otázkou času, kdy někdo udělá pořádný matematický kiks a něco se kvůli tomu pokazí. Matt Parker je matematik, popularizátor vědy, komik a skvělý vypravěč v jedné osobě, což naznačuje, jakou knihu držíte v ruce: zábavný přehled těch největších matematických omylů v dějinách a jejich nepředvídatelných následků. Nudit se rozhodně nebudete: Věděli jste, že kvůli špatně napsané desetinné čárce skoro zkolabovala burza? Že kvůli nesprávnému převodu jednotek muselo nouzově přistát letadlo? A že válečná loď zůstala stát bezmocná uprostřed oceánu, protože někdo zapomněl, že se nesmí dělit nulou? Nebo že olympijští sportovci zmeškali největší závody svého života jen kvůli tomu, že se v jejich zemi používal jiný kalendář? Pokud jste si mysleli, že matematika není zábavná a že se v každodenním životě k ničemu nehodí, tak pozor – tohle je ten největší matematický omyl vašeho života!

Explore the life-changing magic of trigonometry with Matt Parker, stand-up mathematician and No. 1 bestselling author of Humble PiWhy can no two people ever see the same rainbow? What happens when you pull a pop song apart into pure sine waves and play it back on a piano? Why does the wake behind a duck always form an angle of exactly 39 degrees? And what did mathematicians have to do with the great pig stampede of 2012? The answer to each of these questions can be found in the triangle.In Love Triangle, stand-up comedian, ex-maths teacher and Sunday Times number one bestselling author Matt Parker is on a mission to prove why we should all show a lot more love for triangles, along with the useful trigonometry and geometry they enable. To make his point, he uses triangles to create his own digital avatar, survive a harrowing motorcycle ride, cut a sandwich into three equal parts, and measure tall buildings while wearing silly shoes. But soon these hare-brained experiments begin to reveal a genuinely important truth: triangles are the hidden pattern beneath the surface of the contemporary world, used in everything from GPS to CGI via Spotify streaming, the play button and your best mate's triangle tattoo.Join Matt Parker as he demonstrates why there's more to triangles than Pythagoras and SOHCAHTOA. Triangles are everything and everything is triangles.

The story of the British Empire at its maximum territorial extent, including a wider range of voices of the colonised than have ever been recorded before

Discover essential mathematical concepts, theorems, and movements in this engaging overview guide. Ideal for both novices and experts, it presents tricky topics in a simple format, enhanced by eye-catching graphics and diagrams. With more than 85 key ideas and events, the book is packed with facts, charts, timelines, and graphs to clarify core concepts. Its visual approach, complemented by striking illustrations, makes complex subjects accessible to all levels of understanding. This captivating introduction explores the world’s most renowned theorems, mathematicians, and movements, tracing the evolution of math from ancient Babylon to Bletchley Park. It highlights how mathematics helps us comprehend everything from natural patterns to artificial intelligence. The book answers intriguing questions like the nature of imaginary numbers, the possibility of parallel lines meeting, and how math can predict the future. Covering the history of math—from magic squares and the abacus to modern cryptography and Fermat’s Last Theorem—this resource simplifies topics like algebra and statistics. As part of the award-winning Big Ideas series, it combines striking graphics with engaging writing, making complex topics easy to grasp. With millions of copies sold worldwide, this book is a valuable tool for anyone looking to deepen their understanding of mathematics.

What makes a bridge wobble when it's not meant to? How do billions of dollars mysteriously vanish into thin air? How does a building rock when its resonant frequency matches a gym class leaping to Snap's 1990 hit I've Got The Power? The answer is maths. Or, to be precise, what happens when maths goes wrong in the real world. As Matt Parker shows us, our modern lives are built on maths- computer programmes, finance, engineering. And most of the time this maths works quietly behind the scenes, until ... it doesn't. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near-misses and mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman empire and a hapless Olympic shooting team, Matt Parker shows us the bizarre ways maths trips us up, and what this reveals about its essential place in our world. This book shows how, by making maths our friend, we can learn from its pitfalls. It also contains puzzles, challenges, geometric socks, jokes about binary code and three deliberate mistakes. Getting it wrong has never been more fun.

THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Completely fascinating, authoritative and intriguing' William Boyd 'The big bang of Bond books ... Beautiful, brilliant' Tony Parsons Goldeneye: the story of Ian Fleming in Jamaica and the creation of British national icon, James Bond

LONGLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARD A stunning, heartbreaking debut - 'We Are Not Ourselves' is both the intimate story of a family and an epic of the American Century.

For some 200 years after 1650, the West Indies were the strategic center of the western world, witnessing one of the greatest power struggles of the age as Europeans made and lost immense fortunes growing and trading in sugar--a commodity so lucrative it became known as "white gold."

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.

Deze boeiende atlas belicht in 376 pagina's de grote gebeurtenissen en beroemde helden uit de wereldgeschiedenis. Per land of per continent; per jaar, per eeuw of per millennium ontdekt u op 540 grote en kleinere kaarten het ongekende spektakel dat zich in ons verleden heeft afgespeeld. De kaarten verbeelden, vertellen en verhelderen de geschiedenis van de wereld en haar bewoners. Duidelijke teksten vatten de belangrijkste kennis samen die daarover is vergaard. Iedere pagina sluit op een verschillend moment aan bij een van de vele gezichten die de wereldgeschiedenis en het menselijk leven door de eeuwen heen hebben aangenomen: de nomade uit Mesopotamië die op een dag de aarde ging bewerken, de farao die een piramide liet bouwen, de ontdekkingsreiziger die de basis legde voor handelsroutes, waaronder die voor zijde en specerijen' het werd allemaal mogelijk dankzij een dosis lef en een lumineus inzicht. Maar liefst 150 illustraties zorgen ervoor dat dit schouwspel nog meer tot leven komt. Een historische atlas of een encyclopedie? De Geïllustreerde atlas van de wereldgeschiedenis biedt van allebei het beste. De belangrijkste momenten uit het verleden vormen de basis voor een betere kijk op het heden.

The six-month battle for Monte Cassino was Britain's bitterest and bloodiest encounter with the German army on any front in World War Two. At the beginning of 1944 Italy was the western Allies' only active front against Nazi-controlled Europe, and their only route to the capital was through the Liri valley. Towering over the entrance to the valley was the medieval monastery of Monte Cassino, a seemingly impenetrable fortress high up in the 'bleak and sinister' mountains. This was where the German commander, Kesselring, made his stand. MONTE CASSINO tells the extraordinary story of ordinary soldiers tested to the limits under conditions reminiscent of the bloodbaths of World War One. In a battle that became increasingly political, symbolic and personal as it progressed, more and more men were asked to throw themselves at the virtually impregnable German defences. It is a story of incompetence, hubris and politics redeemed at dreadful cost by the heroism of the soldiers.

In the summer of 1940, Britain's army had been driven ignominously from France, her allies had collapsed and the population was seized with invasion panic. It seemed only a matter of time before Britain was forced to surrender to Germany's terrifying and efficient fighting machine. Into this terrible moment stepped Winston Churchill and the fighter squadrons of the RAF. A ruthless battle to the death ensued in the skies of southern England. The story of how Britain survived the rest of that year to inflict on Hitler his very first defeat is about tactics, aircraft and leadership. But above all, it is a story of heroism and endurance told from both sides.