"From the bestselling author of Here's Looking at Euclid, a dazzling new book that turns even the most complex math into a brilliantly entertaining narrative. From triangles, rotations and power laws, to cones, curves and the dreaded calculus, Alex takes you on a journey of mathematical discovery with his signature wit and limitless enthusiasm. He sifts through over 30,000 survey submissions to uncover the world's favourite number, and meets a mathematician...

The bestselling author of "Zero" shows how mathematical misinformation pervades-- and shapes-- our daily lives.

Offers mathematical games, puzzles, and stories featuring geometry, logic, and probability.

"A look at the numbers that surround us, big and small, on earth and in outer space."--

Offers math-based solutions to questions such as, how many bees does it take to make a jar of honey, or how many raindrops does it take to fill a glass. Presents the information in a question-and-answer format and uses illustrations and photographs to highlight the question and answer.

Explains the meaning of mathematical terms which begin with the different letters of the alphabet from abacus, binary, and cubit to zillion.

"Simon Singh, author of the bestsellers Fermat's Enigma, The Code Book, and The Big Bang, offers fascinating new insights into the celebrated television series The Simpsons: That the show drip-feeds morsels of number theory into the minds of its viewers--indeed, that there are so many mathematical references in the show, and in its sister program, Futurama, that they could form the basis of an entire university course. Recounting memorable episodes...