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The Proof and the Pudding: What Mathematicians, Cooks, and You Have in Common
Jim Henle
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Description for The Proof and the Pudding: What Mathematicians, Cooks, and You Have in Common
Hardback. Num Pages: 176 pages, 229 duotones. BIC Classification: PDZM; WBA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 246 x 165 x 20. Weight in Grams: 520.
Tie on your apron and step into Jim Henle's kitchen as he demonstrates how two equally savory pursuits--cooking and mathematics--have more in common than you realize. A tasty dish for gourmets of popular math, The Proof and the Pudding offers a witty and flavorful blend of mathematical treats and gastronomic delights that reveal how life in the mathematical world is tantalizingly similar to life in the kitchen. Take a tricky Sudoku puzzle and a cake that fell. Henle shows you that the best way to deal with cooking disasters is also the best way to solve math problems. Or ... Read more
Tie on your apron and step into Jim Henle's kitchen as he demonstrates how two equally savory pursuits--cooking and mathematics--have more in common than you realize. A tasty dish for gourmets of popular math, The Proof and the Pudding offers a witty and flavorful blend of mathematical treats and gastronomic delights that reveal how life in the mathematical world is tantalizingly similar to life in the kitchen. Take a tricky Sudoku puzzle and a cake that fell. Henle shows you that the best way to deal with cooking disasters is also the best way to solve math problems. Or ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Weight
519g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691164861
SKU
V9780691164861
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About Jim Henle
Jim Henle is the Myra M. Sampson Professor of Mathematics and Statistics at Smith College. His books include Sweet Reason: A Field Guide to Modern Logic and Calculus: The Language of Change. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.
Reviews for The Proof and the Pudding: What Mathematicians, Cooks, and You Have in Common
Shortlisted for the 2016 Gourmand World Cookbook Awards, in Digital E-Books "[D]elightful... [The Proof and the Pudding] can inspire any of us who have been stuck on a math problem not to see our struggle as failure... Henle helps us have fun in those dead ends."
Evelyn Lamb, Scientific American "[The Proof and the Pudding] serves an excellent guide for ... Read more
Evelyn Lamb, Scientific American "[The Proof and the Pudding] serves an excellent guide for ... Read more