{"product_id":"curves-for-the-mathematically-curious-9780691206134","title":"Curves for the Mathematically Curious","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This is not your father’s – or grandfather’s – standard collection of conic sections.\"\u003cb\u003e---Jim Stein, \u003ci\u003eNew Books Network\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Undoubtedly [this book], written in the same entertaining unmistakable style of the author and containing a lot of information - mathematical, historical and general - will attract, as the previous ones, a large audience.\"\u003cb\u003e---S. Cobzas, \u003ci\u003eStudia Mathematica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What a beautiful book!\"\u003cb\u003e---Jonathan Shock, \u003ci\u003eMathemafrica.org\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A wonderful addition to libraries where the mathematically curious find their reading.\" * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\"Havil’s narrative for each curve is a cornucopia of fun facts and rigorous explanation.\"\u003cb\u003e---Andrew J. Simoson, \u003ci\u003eMathematical Intelligencer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Overall, the book was a delight to read. The writing is witty and entertaining, the history is at times peculiar and surprising, and the mathematics is rich and engaging. It would make a fine addition to a classroom bookcase or home coffee table, but while there are plenty of elegant diagrams and intriguing stories to give every curious reader the chance to glimpse mathematical beauty, only those with the ability to dig beneath the surface will understand just how much beauty this book has to offer.\"\u003cb\u003e---Samuel Hewitt, \u003ci\u003eMathematical Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403895611735,"sku":"9780691206134","price":18.04,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/curves-for-the-mathematically-curious-9780691206134","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}