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Five More Golden Rules: Knots, Codes, Chaos and Other Great Theories of 20th-Century Mathematics
Five More Golden Rules Knots Codes Chaos and Other Great Theories of 20thCentury Mathematics Author:John L. Casti "Casti is one of the great science writers." -San Francisco Examiner — "Casti's gift is to be able to let the nonmathematical reader share in his understanding of the beauty of a good theory." -Christian Science Monitor — Following up the acclaimed Five Golden Rules, another quintet of gleaming math discoveries — With Five More Golden Rules, reader... more »s are treated to another fascinating set of theoretical gems from acclaimed popular science author John Casti. Injecting all-new ingredients into his trademark recipe of real-world examples, historical anecdotes, and straightforward explanations, Casti once again brings math to thrilling life. All who enjoyed the unique pleasures of the original will love this follow-up survey highlighting the creme de la creme of math in the last century.
Explores how knot theory informs the classic tale of Alexander the Great and the Gordian Knot
* Considers how the Shannon Coding Theory applies to decoding the human genome
John L. Casti, PhD (Santa Fe, NM), a resident member of the Santa Fe Institute, is a professor at the Technical University of Vienna and the author of Would-Be Worlds (Wiley) and Cambridge Quintet.« less