NUMBER FREAK: FROM 1 TO 200 THE HIDDEN LANGUAGE OF NUMBERS REVEALED
Book ID/图书代码： 09287012B54022
English Summary/英文概要： A compulsively readable look at the secret language of numbers- their role in nature, movies, science, and everything in between.
What do Fight Club, wallpaper patterns, George Balanchine’s Serenade, and Italian superstitions have in common? They’re all included in the entry for the number 17 in this engaging book about numbers- detailing their unique properties, patterns, appeal, history, and lore.
Author Derrick Niederman takes readers on a guided tour of the numbers 1 to 300-covering everything from basic mathematical principles to ancient unsolved theorems, from sublime theory to delightfully arcane trivia.
Illustrated with diagrams, drawings, and photographs, plus 50 challenging mathematical brainteasers (with answers), this book will fascinate and engage readers of all levels of mathematical skill and knowledge. Includes such gems as:
- There are 42 eyes in a deck of cards, and 42 dots on a pair of dice
- In order to fill in a map so that neighboring regions never get the same color, one never needs more than four colors
- Hells Angels use the number 81 in their insignia because the initials "H" and "A" are the eighth and first numbers in the alphabet respectively
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 一本可讀性極強的關於數字謎題參考書籍 — 展示了這些數字在自然界，電影界，科學界和周圍一切環境中的重要意義。
搏擊俱樂部，牆紙圖案，喬治•巴蘭欽的小夜曲，和義大利的迷信的有什麼共通點？它們都包括在這部迷人的書中所關及的數字17上 ，詳細說明了相關數位的獨特屬性、模式、吸引力、排名和知識。
作者德瑞克•尼德曼帶領讀者瞭解從1到300的數字意義指導教程— 涵蓋了從基本的數學原理的到一切向古人尚未解決的數學定理，從高深超群的理論到一些令人抓狂的晦澀難懂瑣事。
以圖表、圖示，和照片，再加上50個具有挑戰性的數學智力題(附答案)作為附圖，這本書會令各階層數學知識水準的讀者著迷，的所有級別的數學技能和知識。包括如下亮點：
一幅有42個孔眼的撲克牌，和一對有42個小點的骰子
一張為了使周邊區域永遠不會得到相同顏色的填圖，一個區域圖從不需要超過四種顏色。
使用81個記號的天堂地使，因為英文縮寫"H"和"A"分別在字母表中列在第八和第一位
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Awards/获奖情况：Review
’This book is a complete joy. It made me smile. A lot.’ - Carol Vorderman. ’There’s more to maths than just numbers - but, as this entertaining and engaging book amply demonstrates, the depth and variety of mathematical ideas that appear when you start with 1, 2, 3 and keep going is astonishing. Once you start reading "Number Freak" it’s just like the number system itself - impossible to stop’ - Ian Stewart, author of "Professor Stewart’s Cabinet of Mathematical Curiosities". ’A great maths book for geeks and non-geeks alike’ - Johnny Ball. ’A fascinating parade of diverse numerical characters... An entertaining mix of numerical fun and theory’ - Booklist. ’A fun book... definitely challenging’ - Vanity Fair. ’All sorts of fascinating mathematical minutiae’ - Time Out, Chicago.
About the Author/作者介绍： 戴瑞克科森 尼德曼是一位作家，數學家，遊戲設計師，和全國壁球冠軍。他最新的遊戲，36酷比魔方，被（英國）路透社形容為"披著羊皮的狼"，因為其簡單設計簡化了人們對破解複雜的數學直觀。他在耶魯大學和麻省理工學院獲得了數學博士學位和數學學士學位。
《紐約時代雜誌》周日數獨
尼德曼自80年代早期便為紐約時代雜誌創建了一些填字遊戲和智力遊戲拼圖遊戲。他在1997年10月5 日創建的填字遊戲"壘球數字"一直被縱橫字謎的選集所收藏。
Derrick Niederman is a mathematician turned investment writer. He is the author of several previous books on numbers and finance, including "What the Numbers Say" and "The Inner Game of Investing". He has written a series of mathematical puzzle books and is a regular contributor of crossword puzzles to the "New York Times". He is also the inventor of the ’36 cube’, a three-dimensional puzzle.
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