This book provides a fun, hands-on approach to learning how
mathematics and computing relate to the world around us and help us
to better understand it. How can reposting on Twitter kill a
movie's opening weekend? How can you use mathematics to find your
celebrity look-alike? What is Homer Simpson's method for disproving
Fermat's Last Theorem? Each topic in this refreshingly inviting
book illustrates a famous mathematical algorithm or result--such as
Google's PageRank and the traveling salesman problem--and the
applications grow more challenging as you progress through the
chapters. But don't worry, helpful solutions are provided each step
of the way.
"Math Bytes" shows you how to do calculus using a bag of
chocolate chips, and how to prove the Euler characteristic simply
by doodling. Generously illustrated in color throughout, this
lively and entertaining book also explains how to create fractal
landscapes with a roll of the dice, pick a competitive bracket for
March Madness, decipher the math that makes it possible to resize a
computer font or launch an Angry Bird--and much, much more. All of
the applications are presented in an accessible and engaging way,
enabling beginners and advanced readers alike to learn and explore
at their own pace--a bit and a byte at a time.
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