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100			_aEllenberg, Jordan
245			_aShape : _bthe hidden geometry of absolutely everything _cby Jordan Ellenberg
260			_aNew York : _bPenguin, _c©2021
300			_a465 p. : _bill. ; _c19 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
505			_t1. I vote for Euclid
505			_t2. How many holes does a straw have?
505			_t3. Giving the same name to different things
505			_t4. A fragment of the sphinx
505			_t5. His style was invincibility
505			_t6. The mysterious power of trial and error
520			_aA whip-smart, entertaining exploration of the geometry that underlies our world, from the bestselling author of How Not to Be Wrong How should a democracy choose its representatives? How does Covid-19 spread? How do computers teach themselves chess, and why is chess easier for them than analysing a sentence? What should your kids study in school if they really want to learn to think? All of these are questions about geometry. Seriously! Jordan Ellenberg reveals the mathematics behind some of the most important scientific, political and philosophical conundrums we face. The word 'geometry', from the Greek, means 'measuring the world'. If anything, geometry doesn't just measure the world, it explains it. Shape shows us how. Shape reveals the geometry underneath some of the most important scientific, political, and philosophical problems we face. Geometry asks: Where are things? Which things are near each other? How can you get from one thing to another thing? Those are important questions. Geometry doesn't just measure the world-it explains it. Shape shows us how.
650			_aApplied mathematics
650			_aGeometric shape
650			_aGeometry -- Popular works
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