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 |
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 |
| "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."-- |
URL: | Inhaltsverzeichnis: http://www.gbv.de/dms/bowker/toc/9780674294233.pdf |
| zbMATH: https://zbmath.org/1556.00005 |
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 |
| Cartes géographiques |
| Géographie mathématique |
| Lecture de cartes |
| Cartographie - Aspect social |
K10plus-PPN: | 1905207905 |
978-0-674-29423-3
Mapmatics / Rowińska, Paulina [VerfasserIn]; 2024
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