{"product_id":"six-maths-essentials-hardcover","title":"Six Maths Essentials (Hardcover)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 'Mozart of mathematics' (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e) takes us on a tour of the core ideas of mathematical thinking\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSix Maths Essentials\u003c\/i\u003e, the renowned mathematician Terence Tao shows how mathematics has evolved from counting and geometry into a flexible set of tools for understanding an increasingly complex world. He moves effortlessly from children discovering infinity through play, to the numbers that underpin our online lives; from Johannes Kepler using algebra to price a barrel of wine, to curved geometries that explain why GPS works and planes don't fly in straight lines on a map. Along the way, dice games, insurance policies and financial crises illuminate probability's promise-and its limits-while deceptively simple rules give rise to chaos, pattern and life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlayful and wise, this is the best entry point for understanding how mathematics works. Contrary to popular perception, maths, Tao insists, isn't magic-it's a powerful way of thinking from first principles and modelling the world that anyone can learn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Terence Tao","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67652865458354,"sku":"9780241829486","price":440.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9780241829486.jpg?v=1791422313","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/six-maths-essentials-hardcover","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}