30-Second Maths

Taps into the growing market for popular Maths, in the wake of Ian Stewart''s books and titles like Fermat''s Last Theorem and Alex''s Adventures in Numberland.

'[30-Second Maths] unveils the wonder of mathematics, touching on ideas from the Mobius strip to infinity with clear, entertaining and delightfully concise explanations.'

Auteur
Richard Brown is Director of Undergraduate Studies at the Department of Mathematics, Johns Hopkins University.

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50 mind-expanding mathematical theories, from Rubik's cubes to Godel's incompleteness theorem, are all explained in just 30 seconds.

Résumé
From Rubik's cubes to Godel's incompleteness theorem, everything mathematical explained, with colour illustrations, in half a minute.