{"product_id":"x-marks-the-spot-the-lost-inheritance-of-mathematics-9780367187040","title":"X Marks the Spot: The Lost Inheritance of Mathematics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eX Marks the Spot is\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e written from the point of view of the users of mathematics. Since the beginning, mathematical concepts and techniques (such as arithmetic and geometry) were created as tools with a particular purpose like counting sheep and measuring land areas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnderstanding those purposes leads to a greater understanding of why mathematics developed as it did. Later mathematical concepts came from a process of abstracting and generalizing earlier mathematics. This process of abstraction is very powerful, but often comes at the price of intuition and understanding. This book strives to give a guided tour of the development of various branches of mathematics (and what they're used for) that will give the reader this intuitive understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eTreats mathematical techniques as tools, and areas of mathematics as the result of abstracting and generalizing earlier mathematical tools\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten in a relaxed conversational and occasionally humorous style making it easy to follow even when discussing esoterica.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnravels how mathematicians think, demystifying math and connecting it to the ways non-mathematicians think and connecting math to people's lives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses how math education can be improved in order to prevent future generations from being turned off by math.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13810410\"\u003eRichard Garfinkle\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-13809153\"\u003eDavid Garfinkle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e A K PETERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367187040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367187043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MAT\"\u003eMathematics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MAT002030\"\u003eAlgebra | Elementary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MAT\"\u003eMathematics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MAT003000\"\u003eApplied\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-MAT\"\u003eMathematics\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-MAT025000\"\u003eRecreations \u0026amp; Games\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDavid Garfinkle\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in 1958 and wanted to be a physicist ever since his first year of high school. He got a bachelor's degree from Princeton University in 1980 and a PhD from The University of Chicago in 1985. Since 1991 he has been a physics professor at Oakland University in Michigan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid is the author of over 100 articles in physics journals. His main areas of research are black holes, spacetime singularities, and gravitational radiation. He performs computer simulations of gravitational collapse to resolve questions about black holes and singularities. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid was named a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) with the citation reading \"for his numerous contributions to a wide variety of topics in relativity and semiclassical gravity.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDavid and Richard have written \u003ci\u003eThree Steps to the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e (U. of Chicago Press, 2008) a book on black holes and dark matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the better part of his early life, \u003cb\u003eRichard Garfinkle\u003c\/b\u003e thought he wanted to be a mathematician. He went so far as to spend four years studying math at the University of Chicago before discovering that he really wanted to be a writer. He has had several science fiction and fantasy novels published. His first \u003ci\u003eCelestial Matters\u003c\/i\u003e (Tor 1996) won the Compton Crook award for best first novel. Richard and David have written \u003ci\u003eThree Steps to the Universe\u003c\/i\u003e (U. of Chicago Press, 2008) a book on black holes and dark matter. For his day job, he programs computers. Richard lives in Chicago with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A K PETERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44590976205037,"sku":"9780367187040","price":101.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_9348f737-a90a-4750-8df7-40fb26cf097c.jpg?v=1702268475","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/x-marks-the-spot-the-lost-inheritance-of-mathematics-9780367187040","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}