The Mathematical Universe: From Pythagoras to Planck by Joel L. SchiffEnglish | PDF,EPUB | 2020 | 322 Pages | ISBN : 3030506517 | 65 MB
This is a book about the mathematical nature of our Universe.
Armed with no more than basic high school mathematics, Dr. Joel L. Schiff takes you on a foray through some of the most intriguing aspects of the world around us. Along the way, you will visit the bizarre world of subatomic particles, honey bees and ants, galaxies, black holes, infinity, and more. Included are such goodies as measuring the speed of light with your microwave oven, determining the size of the Earth with a stick in the ground and the age of the Solar System from meteorites, understanding how the Theory of Relativity makes your everyday GPS system possible, and so much more.