The Joy of X: (Record no. 1431369)
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| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20250603125840.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781848878457 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | CSL |
| Transcribing agency | CSL |
| 041 ## - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Source of code | eng |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | eng |
| 084 ## - COLON CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | O_,3N59,J Q2 |
| Assigning agency | CSL |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Strogatz, Steven |
| Relator term | author. |
| 9 (RLIN) | 811552 |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The Joy of X: |
| Remainder of title | A Guided Tour of Math, from One to Infinity |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | London: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Atlantic books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | xii, 316p. |
| Other physical details | : ill. |
| Dimensions | ; 20 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE | |
| General note | Includes acknowledgements, notes, credits and index |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Math underpins everything in the cosmos, including us, yet too few of us understand this universal language well enough to revel in its wisdom, its beauty — and its joy. This deeply enlightening, vastly entertaining volume translates math in a way that is at once intelligible and thrilling. Each trenchant chapter of The Joy of x offers an “aha!” moment, starting with why numbers are so helpful, and progressing through the wondrous truths implicit in p, the Pythagorean theorem, irrational numbers, fat tails, even the rigors and surprising charms of calculus. Showing why he has won awards as a professor at Cornell and garnered extensive praise for his articles about math for the New York Times , Strogatz presumes of his readers only curiosity and common sense. And he rewards them with clear, ingenious, and often funny explanations of the most vital and exciting principles of his discipline.<br/>Whether you aced integral calculus or aren’t sure what an integer is, you’ll find profound wisdom and persistent delight in The Joy of x . |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Mathematics |
| Form subdivision | Mathematics—Philosophy |
| General subdivision | Mathematics—History |
| Chronological subdivision | Logic, Symbolic and mathematical |
| 9 (RLIN) | 811553 |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Colon Classification (CC) |
| Suppress in OPAC | No |
| Koha item type | General Books |
| Classification part | O_,3N59,J Q2 |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Colon Classification (CC) | Central Science Library | Central Science Library | 2025-03-05 | N R Book Distributors | O_,3N59,J Q2 | SL1656358 | 2025-06-03 | 2025-06-03 | General Books |