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发表于2024-11-23
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Most popular books about science, and even about mathematics, tiptoe around equations as if they were something to be hidden from the reader's tender eyes. Dana Mackenzie starts from the opposite premise: He celebrates equations. No history of art would be complete without pictures. Why, then, should a history of mathematics - the universal language of science - keep the masterpieces of the subject hidden behind a veil? "The Universe in Zero Words" tells the history of twenty-four great and beautiful equations that have shaped mathematics, science, and society - from the elementary (1+1=2) to the sophisticated (the Black-Scholes formula for financial derivatives), and from the famous (E=mc2) to the arcane (Hamilton's quaternion equations). Mackenzie, who has been called 'a popular-science ace' by Booklist magazine, lucidly explains what each equation means, who discovered it (and how), and how it has affected our lives. Illustrated in color throughout, the book tells the human and often-surprising stories behind the invention or discovery of the equations, from how a bad cigar changed the course of quantum mechanics to why whales (if they could communicate with us) would teach us a totally different concept of geometry. At the same time, the book shows why these equations have something timeless to say about the universe, and how they do it with an economy (zero words) that no other form of human expression can match. "The Universe in Zero Words" is the ultimate introduction and guide to equations that have changed the world.
Dana Mackenzie is a frequent contributor to Science, Discover, and New Scientist, and writes the biennial series What's Happening in the Mathematical Sciences for the American Mathematical Society. In 2012, he received the prestigious Communications Award from the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics. He has a PhD in mathematics from Princeton and was a mathematics professor for thirteen years before becoming a full-time writer.
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评分A well-written, well-organized and well-displayed book that walks you through the time. Some knowledge of high mathematics are required to fully enjoy part 3 and 4. If math is only a language that human creates to describe the universe, how could it be so elegant, precise and universal?
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评分A well-written, well-organized and well-displayed book that walks you through the time. Some knowledge of high mathematics are required to fully enjoy part 3 and 4. If math is only a language that human creates to describe the universe, how could it be so elegant, precise and universal?
仔细想想,在我们的生命里,似乎还是有那样一段时间,我们是喜欢数学的。那段时间,可能起始于你用刚学会的算术,帮妈妈算明白了白天买菜的账;或者是用新买的圆规,在多次尝试后终于画出了一个完美的圆。可是多年以后,我想对于大多数人,“数学”的乐趣,似乎早已被课堂上...
评分一 很长一段时间,当然这个时间也不可能终止在现在,我都沉醉在存在、意义和永恒这些虚无的话题之中。 像托尔斯泰的忏悔录里面说的,我也一直相信,自然科学无法回答那个终极的问题,它只能告诉你细枝末节的东西。 有个矛盾的问题不时会跳出来质疑我。 “文字,作为信息交...
评分对我来说,数学是令我骄傲的学科,因为我一直以来都偏科,靠数学成绩撑出一份拿得出手的门面,而我也一直以为我喜欢着数学,甚至在多年以后,我都怀念着挑灯夜战奥数难题的那个身影。直到后来,我才明白,我喜欢的是那种做题如过关闯将的成就感和征服感,而非数学本身。那个浩...
评分| 有读荐书第 16 期 | 无言的宇宙 — [美] 达纳·麦肯齐 著 — Q:数学是什么? A:音乐家说 数学是世界上最和谐的音符。 植物学家说 世界上没有比数学更美的花朵。 美学家说 哪里有数学,哪里才有真正的美。 哲学家说 你可以不相信上帝, 但是你必需相信数学, 世界什么都...
评分| 有读荐书第 16 期 | 无言的宇宙 — [美] 达纳·麦肯齐 著 — Q:数学是什么? A:音乐家说 数学是世界上最和谐的音符。 植物学家说 世界上没有比数学更美的花朵。 美学家说 哪里有数学,哪里才有真正的美。 哲学家说 你可以不相信上帝, 但是你必需相信数学, 世界什么都...
The Universe in Zero Words pdf epub mobi txt 电子书 下载 2024