Description: Mapmatics: A Mathematician's Guide to Navigating the World Hardcover by Paul... PRODUCT DESCRIPTION “I love maps. I love math. And gosh, do I love this book, which so beautifully and clearly sounds the depths of both.” ―Ben Orlin, author of Math with Bad DrawingsExplore the surprising connections between math and maps―and the myriad ways they’ve shaped our world and us.Why are coastlines and borders so difficult to measure? How does a UPS driver deliver hundreds of packages in a single day? And where do elusive serial killers hide? The answers lie in the crucial connection between maps and math.In Mapmatics, mathematician Paulina Rowińska leads us on a riveting journey around the globe to discover how maps and math are deeply entwined, and always have been. From a sixteenth-century map, an indispensable navigation tool that exaggerates the size of northern countries, to public transport maps that both guide and confound passengers, to congressional maps that can empower or silence whole communities, she reveals how maps and math have shaped not only our sense of space but our worldview. In her hands, we learn how to read maps like a mathematician―to extract richer information and, just as importantly, to question our conclusions by asking what we don’t see.Written with authority and compassion, wit and unforgettable storytelling, this is math exposition at its best. By unpacking the math behind the maps we depend on, Mapmatics illuminates how our world works and, ultimately, how we can better look after it. © Copyright . All rights reserved.
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MPN: 9780674294233
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Publication Name: Mapmatics : a Mathematician's Guide to Navigating the World
Language: English
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Item Height: 1.1 in
Subject: Programming / Algorithms, Earth Sciences / Geography, Human Geography, Applied
Publication Year: 2024
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 22.4 Oz
Subject Area: Mathematics, Computers, Social Science, Science
Author: Paulina Rowinska
Item Length: 9.5 in
Item Width: 6.4 in
Format: Hardcover
