{"product_id":"x-marks-the-spot-richard-garfinkle-9780367187040","title":"X Marks the Spot: The Lost Inheritance of Mathematics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eX Marks the Spot is\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e written from the point of view of the users of mathematics. Since the beginning, mathematical concepts and techniques (such as arithmetic and geometry) were created as tools with a particular purpose like counting sheep and measuring land areas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding those purposes leads to a greater understanding of why mathematics developed as it did. Later mathematical concepts came from a process of abstracting and generalizing earlier mathematics. This process of abstraction is very powerful, but often comes at the price of intuition and understanding. This book strives to give a guided tour of the development of various branches of mathematics (and what they're used for) that will give the reader this intuitive understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeatures\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreats mathematical techniques as tools, and areas of mathematics as the result of abstracting and generalizing earlier mathematical tools\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWritten in a relaxed conversational and occasionally humorous style making it easy to follow even when discussing esoterica.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnravels how mathematicians think, demystifying math and connecting it to the ways non-mathematicians think and connecting math to people's lives\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDiscusses how math education can be improved in order to prevent future generations from being turned off by math.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Richard Garfinkle, David Garfinkle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0367187043\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780367187040\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e A K PETERS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 462\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.10h x 7.20w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2021","brand":"Richard Garfinkle","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44042524885247,"sku":"9780367187040","price":59.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_edf0ce2b-47d7-4dea-b1f6-86964e9bf0a4.jpg?v=1684962035","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/x-marks-the-spot-richard-garfinkle-9780367187040","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}