Ivars Peterson: 3 books
The Mathematical Tourist
New and Updated Snapshots of Modern Mathematics
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 1998
In the first edition of The Mathematical Tourist, renowned science journalist Ivars Peterson took readers on an unforgettable tour through the sometimes bizarre, but always fascinating, landscape of modern mathematics. Now the journey continues in a new, updated edition that includes all the latest...
Fragments of Infinity
A Kaleidoscope of Math and Art
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2008
A visual journey to the intersection of math and imagination, guided by an award-winning author
Mathematics is right brain work, art left brain, right? Not so. This intriguing book shows how intertwined the disciplines are. Portraying the work of many contemporary artists in media from metals to glass...
Newton's Clock
Chaos In The Solar System
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 1993
With his critically acclaimed best-sellers The Mathematical Toursist and Islands of Truth, Ivars Peterson took readers to the frontiers of modern mathematics. His new book provides an up-to-date look at one of science's greatest detective stories: the search for order in the workings of the solar...