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Les dés jouent-ils aux dieux ?
Ian Stewart
Dunod
ISBN : 9782100804290
Dans ce livre, Ian Stewart retrace les efforts de la pensée humaine pour faire des prévisions, à l’aide des mathématiques, sur tout ce qui est incertain. Météorologie ou économie, mécanique quantique, justice, mécanisme cérébral d’une prise de décision, hasard ou...
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17 Équations qui ont changé le monde
Ian Stewart
Robert Laffont
ISBN : 9782221133347
Vous qui avez peur des équations, ne passez pas votre chemin ! Les équations possèdent des pouvoirs cachés. Elles révèlent les secrets les plus intimes de la nature.Leur pouvoir caché est immense Elles révèlent les secrets les plus intimes de l'univers Apprenez à...
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Les divagations mathématiques de Ian Stewart
Ian Stewart
Dunod
ISBN : 9782100557967
Comment transformer un cornet de glace en cube ? Quelle est la forme d'une larme ? Ian Stewart propose une nouvelle sélection de 20 explorations mathématiques, du voyage dans le temps au comportement bizarre d'objets familiers... Nous y découvrons entre autres la...
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Nature's Numbers
Ian Stewart
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN : 9780753805305
A mathematical sightseeing tour of the natural world from the author of THE MAGICAL MAZEWhy do many flowers have five or eight petals, but very few six or seven? Why do snowflakes have sixfold symmetry? Why do tigers have stripes but leopards have spots?Mathematics is...
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Mr Struth: The Boss
Ian Stewart
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David Mason
Headline
ISBN : 9780755365494
Bill Struth is the most celebrated Manager in the history of Rangers Football Club. In his 34 year tenure, he led the club to 30 major trophies and nurtured many of the club's greatest players. To them, he was simply 'Mr. Struth' - a father figure who guided them with...
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Nature's Numbers
Ian Stewart
Basic Books
ISBN : 9780786723928
"It appears to us that the universe is structured in a deeply mathematical way. Falling bodies fall with predictable accelerations. Eclipses can be accurately forecast centuries in advance. Nuclear power plants generate electricity according to well-known formulas. But...
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Flatterland
Ian Stewart
Basic Books
ISBN : 9780738204420
First there was Edwin A. Abbott's remarkable Flatland, published in 1884, and one of the all-time classics of popular mathematics. Now, from mathematician and accomplished science writer Ian Stewart, comes what Nature calls "a superb sequel." Through larger-than-life...
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The Annotated Flatland
Ian Stewart
Basic Books
ISBN : 9780786721832
Flatland is a unique, delightful satire that has charmed readers for over a century. Published in 1884 by the English clergyman and headmaster Edwin A. Abbott, it is the fanciful tale of A. Square, a two-dimensional being who is whisked away by a mysterious visitor to...
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