Seventeen equations that changed the world
Stewart, Ian, 1945-2013
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From Newton's Law of Gravity to the Black-Scholes model used by bankers to price financial derivatives, equations are everywhere - and they are fundamental to everyday life. In this book Ian Stewart sets out the groundbreaking equations that have altered the course of human history.
Main title:
Seventeen equations that changed the world / Ian Stewart.
Author:
Stewart, Ian, 1945-, author
Imprint:
London : Profile Books, 2013.
Collation:
x, 342 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2012.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
184668532X18476576999781846685323 (pbk)9781847657695 (ebook)
Dewey class:
512.9'4512.94510
Language:
English
BRN:
1642607
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