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

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illustrations

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Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to bake π

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Oclc number

908200552893455136948821410

Responsibility statement

Eugenia Cheng

Sub title

an edible exploration of the mathematics of mathematics

Summary

What is math? How exactly does it work? And what do three siblings trying to share a cake have to do with it? 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. This is not the math of our high school classes: seen through category theory, mathematics becomes less about numbers and formulas and more about how we know, believe, and understand anything, including whether our brother took too much cake

Target audience

adult

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How to bake pi

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