Author : Niamh Nic Daeid
Publisher :
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 30,92 MB
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1782408479
30-Second Numbers highlights 50 key topics for understanding numbers and how we use them, each explained in half a minute.
Author : Richard J. Brown
Publisher : Icon Books Ltd
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 49,47 MB
Release : 2012-05-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 1848313861
From Rubik's cubes to Godel's incompleteness theorem, everything mathematical explained, with colour illustrations, in half a minute. Maths is enjoying a resurgence in popularity. So how can you avoid being the only dinner guest who has no idea who Fermat was, or what he proved? The more you know about Maths, the less of a science it becomes. 30 Second Maths takes the top 50 most engaging mathematical theories, and explains them to the general reader in half a minute, using nothing more than two pages, 200 words and one picture. Read at your own pace, and discover that maths can be more fascinating than you ever imagined.
Author : Edward Denison
Publisher :
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 23,97 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1782406387
The 50 most significant principles and styles in architecture, each explained in half a minute. The bestselling 30-Second series offers a new approach to learning about those subjects you feel you should really understand. Every title takes a popular topic and dissects it into the 50 most significant ideas at its heart. Each idea, no matter how complex, is explained using a mere two pages, 300 words, and one picture: all easily digested in only half a minute. 30-Second Architecture presents you with the foundations of architectural knowledge. Expert authors are challenged to define and describe both the principles upon which architects depend, and the styles with which they put those principles into practice. So, if you want to know your arch from your elevation, and your Baroque from your Brutalism, or you wish to top off your next dinner party with a stirring speech on how form follows function, this is the quickest way to build your argument.
Author : Liberty Vittert
Publisher :
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 31,33 MB
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Big data
ISBN : 1782408924
30-Second Data Science covers 50 key elements in the field of data-gathering from basic to ethics, explained clearly and concisely.
Author : Milo O. Frank
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 16,47 MB
Release : 1987
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0671727524
Learn how to get your listener’s attention, keep her interest, and make your point—all in thirty seconds! Milo Frank, America’s foremost business communications consultant, shows you how to focus your objectives, utilize the “hook” technique, use the secrets of TV and advertising writers, tell terrific anecdotes that make your point, shine in meetings and question-and-answer sessions, and more! These proven techniques give you the edge that successful people share—the art of communicating quickly, precisely, and powerfully!
Author : Tim Glynne-Jones
Publisher : Arcturus Publishing
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 41,13 MB
Release : 2011-06-30
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 1848584407
From zero to infinity, The Book of Numbers is a handy-sized volume which opens up a new realm of knowledge. Where else in one place could you find out how the illegal numbers racket worked, what makes some people see numbers as colours, why the standard US rail gauge exactly matches the axle width of an ancient Roman chariot, and the numerological connection between Adolf Hitler and Osama Bin Laden?
Author : Donald Marron
Publisher : Ivy Press
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 32,29 MB
Release : 2019-10-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1782408851
Stock-market crashes show how the world of high finance can negatively impact our daily life, but smart money reveals a two-way street where those savvy to the science of finance can take their personal wealth up a gear. What is a hedge fund? How best to understand private equity? What are the principles of investment? 30 Second Money balances key features of personal finance with those of the financial markets and economic concepts, explaining how mass monetary systems relate to one’s own money management choices. From basic concepts like risk and return to types of borrowing, investment, and risk management, everything is explained without jargon or complexity. This is the handbook that gives the reader an edge in any business conversation.
Author : Brian Clegg
Publisher :
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 35,66 MB
Release : 2018
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1782406395
The 50 most thought-provoking theories of life, each explained in half a minute. 30-Second Biology tackles the vital science of life, dissecting the 50 most thought-provoking theories of our ecosystem and ourselves. At a time when discoveries in DNA allow us to feel more connected than ever to the natural world, this is the fastest route to an understanding of the tree of life. Whether you're dipping into the gene pool, unlocking cells, or conversing on biodiversity, this is all the knowledge you need to bring life to the dinner-party debate. An internationally bestselling series presents essential concepts in a mere 30 seconds, 300 words, and one image; The 50 most important ideas and innovations in biology dissected and explained clearly without the clutter; The fastest way to learn about cells, reproduction, animals, plants, evolution and ecosystems.
Author : Richard Evan Schwartz
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,51 MB
Release : 2014-06-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1470414252
In the American Mathematical Society's first-ever book for kids (and kids at heart), mathematician and author Richard Evan Schwartz leads math lovers of all ages on an innovative and strikingly illustrated journey through the infinite number system. By means of engaging, imaginative visuals and endearing narration, Schwartz manages the monumental task of presenting the complex concept of Big Numbers in fresh and relatable ways. The book begins with small, easily observable numbers before building up to truly gigantic ones, like a nonillion, a tredecillion, a googol, and even ones too huge for names! Any person, regardless of age, can benefit from reading this book. Readers will find themselves returning to its pages for a very long time, perpetually learning from and growing with the narrative as their knowledge deepens. Really Big Numbers is a wonderful enrichment for any math education program and is enthusiastically recommended to every teacher, parent and grandparent, student, child, or other individual interested in exploring the vast universe of numbers.
Author : Brian Clegg
Publisher :
Page : 163 pages
File Size : 37,75 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1782403876
The 50 fundamentals of his work, life and legacy, each explained in half a minute Spend 30 seconds a day in the company of a colossus from the world of science, and you will soon have his whole story-both his scientific attainments and his extraordinary life-in your head. Einstein was not only an unparalleled scientific genius, but also a human rights campaigner, a political activist, and the iconic archetype of the mad professor. Is it any wonder that he continues to fascinate scientists and non-scientists alike? 30-Second Einstein will show you why at approximately the speed of light. An internationally bestselling series presents essential concepts in a mere 30 seconds, 300 words, and one image Einstein's complex life and theories, explained concisely and without jargon The quickest way to understand einstein's starring role in the history of science
