{"product_id":"9780241829486","title":"Six Maths Essentials : How to Model the World","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Tao, Terence \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Hardback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 27\/10\/2026,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 160 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9780241829486,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe ‘Mozart of mathematics’ (New York Times) takes us on a tour of the core ideas of mathematical thinkingIn Six Maths Essentials, the renowned mathematician Terence Tao shows how mathematics has evolved from counting and geometry into a flexible set of tools for understanding an increasingly complex world. He moves effortlessly from children discovering infinity through play, to the numbers that underpin our online lives; from Johannes Kepler using algebra to price a barrel of wine, to curved geometries that explain why GPS works and planes don’t fly in straight lines on a map. Along the way, dice games, insurance policies and financial crises illuminate probability’s promise—and its limits—while deceptively simple rules give rise to chaos, pattern and life itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlayful and wise, this is the best entry point for understanding how mathematics works. Contrary to popular perception, maths, Tao insists, isn’t magic—it's a powerful way of thinking from first principles and modelling the world that anyone can learn.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57385590882677,"sku":"9780241829486","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9780241829486.jpg?v=1784925520","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9780241829486","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}