Beautiful Math: The Surprisingly Simple Ideas behind the Digital Revolution in How We Live, Work, and...

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Chris Bernhardt

Beautiful Math

The Surprisingly Simple Ideas behind the Digital Revolution in How We Live, Work, and Communicate...

Chris Bernhardt

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Massachusetts Inst of Tec
15 October 2024

Mathematics & Sciences; Mathematics

From the bestselling author of Quantum Computing for Everyone, a concise, accessible, and elegant approach to mathematics that not only illustrates concepts but also conveys the surprising nature of the digital information age.

From the bestselling author of Quantum Computing for Everyone, a concise, accessible, and elegant approach to mathematics that not only illustrates concepts but also conveys the surprising nature of the digital information age.

Most of us know something about the grand theories of physics that transformed our views of the universe at the start of the twentieth century- quantum mechanics and general relativity. But we are much less familiar with the brilliant theories that make up the backbone of the digital revolution. In Beautiful Math, Chris Bernhardt explores the mathematics at the very heart of the information age. He asks questions such as- What is information? What advantages does digital information have over analog? How do we convert analog signals into digital ones? What is an algorithm? What is a universal computer? And how can a machine learn?

The four major themes of Beautiful Math are information, communication, computation, and learning. Bernhardt typically starts with a simple mathematical model of an important concept, then reveals a deep underlying structure connecting concepts from what, at first, appear to be unrelated areas. His goal is to present the concepts using the least amount of mathematics, but nothing is oversimplified. Along the way, Bernhardt also discusses alphabets, the telegraph, and the analog revolution; information theory; redundancy and compression; errors and noise; encryption; how analog information is converted into digital information; algorithms; and finally, neural networks. Historical anecdotes are included to give a sense of the technology at that time, its impact, and the problems that needed to be solved.

Taking its readers by the hand, regardless of their math background, Beautiful Math is a fascinating journey through the mathematical ideas that undergird our everyday digital interactions.

By: Chris Bernhardt
Imprint: Massachusetts Inst of Tec
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm,
Weight: 567g
ISBN: 9780262549776
ISBN 10: 0262549778
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 15 October 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Chris Bernhardt was a professor of mathematics at Fairfield University for over 30 years before he retired. His books include Turing's Vision- The Birth of Computer Science and Quantum Computing for Everyone, both published by the MIT Press.