Mapmatics

• Verfasst von: Rowińska, Paulina [VerfasserIn]
• Titel: Mapmatics
• Titelzusatz: a mathematician's guide to navigating the world
• Verf.angabe: Paulina Rowińska
• Ausgabe: First Belknap Press of Harvard University Press edition
• Verlagsort: Cambridge, Massachusetts
• Verlag: The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
• Jahr: 2024
• Umfang: 292 Seiten
• Illustrationen: Illustrationen, Karten
• Format: 25 cm
• Fussnoten: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 978-0-674-29423-3
• Schlagwörter: (s)Kartografie / (s)Weltbild / (s)Mathematik
• Sprache: eng
• Bibliogr. Hinweis: Erscheint auch als : Online-Ausgabe: Rowińska, Paulina: Mapmatics. - Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, 2024. - 1 Online-Ressource (272 p.)
• RVK-Notation: RB 10239
• Sach-SW: Cartographie - Mathématiques
• Sach-SW: Cartes géographiques
• Sach-SW: Géographie mathématique
• Sach-SW: Lecture de cartes
• Sach-SW: Cartographie - Aspect social
• K10plus-PPN: 1905207905

Abstract

"Why are coastlines and borders so difficult to measure? How does a UPS driver deliver hundreds of packages in a single day? And where do elusive serial killers hide? The answers lie in the crucial connection between maps and math. In MAPMATICS, mathematician Paulina Rowińska leads us on a riveting journey around the globe to discover how maps and math are deeply intertwined, and always have been" -- Front jacket flap

Abstract

"Mathematician Paulina Rowińska leads us across the globe to discover the myriad connections between math and maps, and how they've shaped not just our sense of space but our worldview."--