It's a Numberful World: How Math Is Hiding Everywhere

Eddie Woo

sep. 2019 · Tantor Media Inc · Oplæst af Adam Lofbomm

Om denne lydbog

Why aren't left-handers extinct? What makes a rainbow round? How is a pancreas . . . like a pendulum? These may not look like math questions, but they are-because they all have to do with patterns. And mathematics, at heart, is the study of patterns. That realization changed Eddie Woo's life-by turning the "dry" subject he dreaded in high school into a boundless quest for discovery. Now an award-winning math teacher, Woo sees patterns everywhere: in the "branches" of blood vessels and lightning, in the growth of a savings account and a sunflower, even in his morning cup of tea! Here are twenty-six bite-size chapters on the hidden mathematical marvels that encrypt our email, enchant our senses, and even keep us alive-from the sine waves we hear as "music" to the mysterious golden ratio. This book will change your mind about what math can be. We are all born mathematicians-and It's a Numberful World.

Om forfatteren

Eddie Woo has been named one of the top ten teachers in the world as a finalist for the 2018 Global Teacher Prize. His YouTube channel, misterwootube, has over 600,000 subscribers (too many to fit in his classroom, where a few lucky students get the full 3-D experience). He lives in New South Wales, Australia.

Adam Lofbomm's passion for language inspired him to read broadly, write extensively, speak publicly, and perform on-stage and on-camera. In 2006, when he stepped into the vocal booth for his first narration job, all those many pieces clicked into place. He realized that voice acting was what he was made to do.