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Shape : the hidden geometry of information, biology, strategy, democracy, and everything else / Jordan Ellenberg.
"Shape reveals the geometry underneath some of the most important scientific, political, and philosophical problems we face. Geometry asks: Where are things? Which things are near each other? How can you get from one thing to another thing? Those are important questions. Geometry doesn't just measure the world-it explains it. Shape shows us how"-- Provided by publisher.
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- ISBN: 9781984879059
- ISBN: 1984879057
- Physical Description: 463 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First.
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, [2021]
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 426-444) and index. |
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| Subject: | Geometry. Shapes. |
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- 10 of 10 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.
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- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Kansas City Public Library | 516 ELLENBERG 2021 (Text) | 0001002452140 | Nonfiction | Available | - |
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Table of Contents
Shape : The Hidden Geometry of Information, Biology, Strategy, Democracy, and Everything Else
| Section | Section Description | Page Number |
|---|---|---|
| Introduction. Where Things are and What They Look Like | p. 1 | |
| Chapter 1 | "I Vote for Euclid" | p. 9 |
| Chapter 2 | How Many Holes Does a Straw Have? | p. 33 |
| Chapter 3 | Giving the Same Name to Different Things | p. 52 |
| Chapter 4 | A Fragment of the Sphinx | p. 64 |
| Chapter 5 | "His Style was Invincibility" | p. 97 |
| Chapter 6 | The Mysterious Power of Trial and Error | p. 144 |
| Chapter 7 | Artificial Intelligence as Mountaineering | p. 166 |
| Chapter 8 | You Are Your Own Negative-First Cousin, and Other Maps | p. 188 |
| Chapter 9 | Three Years of Sundays | p. 200 |
| Chapter 10 | What Happened Today Will Happen Tomorrow | p. 207 |
| Chapter 11 | The Terrible Law of Increase | p. 242 |
| Chapter 12 | The Smoke in the Leaf | p. 264 |
| Chapter 13 | A Rumple in Space | p. 299 |
| Chapter 14 | How Math Broke Democracy (And Might Still Save It) | p. 340 |
| Conclusion. I Prove a Theorem and the House Expands | p. 411 | |
| Acknowledgments | p. 423 | |
| Notes | p. 427 | |
| Index | p. 445 |
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