{"product_id":"9781529382044","title":"How Numbers Work","description":"\u003cb\u003eDiscover the incredible connection between numbers and reality itself!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThink of a number between one and ten\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNo,\u003cwbr\u003e hang on,\u003cwbr\u003e let's make this interesting. Between \u003ci\u003ezero\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003einfinity\u003c\/i\u003e. Even if you stick to the whole numbers,\u003cwbr\u003e there are a lot to choose from - an infinite number in fact. Throw in decimal fractions and infinity suddenly gets an awful lot bigger (is that even possible?) And then there are the negative numbers,\u003cwbr\u003e the imaginary numbers,\u003cwbr\u003e the irrational numbers like p which never end. It literally never ends.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe world of numbers is indeed strange and beautiful. Among its inhabitants are some really notable characters - pi,\u003cwbr\u003e e,\u003cwbr\u003e the square root of minus two and the famous golden ratio to name just a few. Prime numbers occupy a special status. Zero is very odd indeed. And even some apparently common-or-garden integers such as 37 have special properties.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow Numbers Work \u003c\/i\u003etakes a tour of this mind-blowing but beautiful world of numbers and the mathematical rules that connect them. Find out mathematicians' favorite numbers,\u003cwbr\u003e and the ones they are afraid of (spoiler: it isn't 13). Discover the incredible connection between numbers and the rules of nature. And learn some amazing mathematical tricks that will keep you amused for hours.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/wbr\u003e\u003c\/wbr\u003e","brand":"New Scientist","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":47782680264928,"sku":null,"price":9.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_db084454-7e41-42ef-93a1-35ff83e14e48.jpg?v=1758638805","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/9781529382044","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}