Mapmatics

Author: Paulina Rowinska

ISBN: 978-1035007059

Price: Rs. 799.00 • ✓ 100% Genuine Publisher Edition

Book Overview

Historical insights and human stories . . . Highly readable' - Ian Stewart, author of What's the Use? 'Really special' - Edward Brooke-Hitching, author of The Phantom Atlas How does a delivery driver distribute hundreds of packages in a single day? Why does remote Alaska have such a large airport? Where should we look for elusive serial killers? The answers lie in the crucial connection between maps and maths. In Mapmatics, Dr Paulina Rowinska takes us on a fascinating journey to discover the mathematical foundations of cartography and cartographical influences on mathematics. From a sixteenth-century map that remains an indispensable navigation tool while emphasizing the Northš…œSouth divide, and maps of voting districts that can empower or silence whole communities, to public transport maps that both guide and mislead the passengers, Rowinska reveals how maps and maths shape not only our sense of space and time but also our worldview. Through entertaining stories, fascinating real-world examples and a cast of unforgettable characters, Mapmatics helps us to appreciate the mathematical methods and ideas behind maps. And, by illuminating how our world works, it leaves us better equipped to understand and look after it.

Browse this title within our Science and Technology collection. Edition details: Paperback, English, 384 pages. Reference ISBN: 978-1035007059.

About the Author

Dr Paulina Rowinska has a PhD in Mathematics of Planet Earth from Imperial College London. Her 2017 TEDx talk ‘Let’s Have a Maths Party!’ explained that maths is all around us. Thanks to her science communication activities, in 2019 she received the Imperial College President’s Award for Excellence in Societal Engagement. Today, she creates interactive content for a leading innovative educational company, Brilliant. Mapmatics is her first book.

Why Readers Pick This Edition

• You’ll love how this book makes maths feel alive, relevant, and surprisingly human. Through clever stories about delivery routes, airports, elections, and transport systems, you’ll see how maps quietly shape power, politics, and everyday decisions. It’s smart without being intimidating, blending history, real-world puzzles, and big ideas that change how you see space, numbers, and the world around you.
• Published by Picador.
• Language: English.
• Page count: 384.

Catalog Description

Historical insights and human stories . . . Highly readable' - Ian Stewart, author of What's the Use? 'Really special' - Edward Brooke-Hitching, author of The Phantom Atlas How does a delivery driver distribute hundreds of packages in a single day? Why does remote Alaska have such a large airport? Where should we look for elusive serial killers? The answers lie in the crucial connection between maps and maths. In Mapmatics, Dr Paulina Rowinska takes us on a fascinating journey to discover the mathematical foundations of cartography and cartographical influences on mathematics. From a sixteenth-century map that remains an indispensable navigation tool while emphasizing the Northš…œSouth...

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