Bibliograph

How to bake [pi], an edible exploration of the mathematics of mathematics, Eugenia Cheng

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How to bake [pi], an edible exploration of the mathematics of mathematics, Eugenia Cheng

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

How to bake [pi]How to bake π :

Oclc number

893455136

Responsibility statement

Eugenia Cheng

Sub title

an edible exploration of the mathematics of mathematicsan 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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