Bibliograph

How to bake π, an edible exploration of the mathematics of mathematics, Eugenia Cheng

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How to bake π, an edible exploration of the mathematics of mathematics, Eugenia Cheng

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to bake π

Oclc number

893455136

Responsibility statement

Eugenia Cheng

Sub title

an edible exploration of the mathematics of mathematics

Summary

"In How to Bake Pi, math professor Eugenia Cheng provides an accessible introduction to the logic and beauty of mathematics, powered, unexpectedly, by insights from the kitchen: we learn, for example, how the béchamel in a lasagna can be a lot like the number 5, and why making a good custard proves that math is easy but life is hard."--Publisher description

Table Of Contents

Pt. I. Math -- What is math? ; Abstraction ; Principles ; Process ; Generalization ; Internal vs. external ; Axiomatization ; What mathematics is -- Pt. II. Category theory -- What is category theory? ; Context ; Relationships ; Structure ; Sameness ; Universal properties ; What category theory is

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How to bake [pi]

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