Peter Lynch
This collection of mathematical articles covers a broad range ofdelightful topics in pure and applied mathematics. It is written inan expository style, making it accessible to everyone with a generalinterest in mathematics.There are articles about renowned mathematicians and about the history ofsome key ideas in maths. The importance of mathematics in the modern worldis illustrated by applications in engineering, technology, astronomy,music and the visual arts.Reading mathematics is best done in small steps. The articles areall short, and they can be read in arbitrary order. Some articlesare purely descriptive. Others go deeper and are at a more advancedmathematical level.Approximately half the articles have appeared in the author’s regularcolumn 'That’s Maths' in The Irish Times. Others have been posted tohis mathematical blog, thatsmaths.com. All articles have been fullyrevised for this book. This is the second collection under the rubric'That’s Maths'. The first collection, published in 2016, was veryfavourably reviewed.The author has succeeded in bringing out the amazing beauty of mathematicsand its utility in so many areas of our lives. The book should beappreciated by anyone with an interest in mathematics and science. Inparticular, teachers of these subjects, at both school and universitylevel, should find a wealth of material to supplement and invigoratetheir classes.
