Unequal: The Maths of When Things Do and Dont Add Up

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The maths of when things do - and don't - add up; UNEQUALexplores the elements of mathematical theory and uses them to consider the world around us.

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'Praise for Is Maths Real' - :

'A generous tour of mathematics for anyone whose instincts tend less towards "Just tell me the answer" and more towards "Wait, but why"' - Jordan Ellenberg, author of 'Shape'

'Intriguing ... Celebrates the dizziness and disorientation engendered by childlike questions that hint at the deep mysteries beneath' - Anil Ananthaswamy

'Passionate, eye-opening and accessible ... a love letter to the curious spirit of the discipline' - Waterstones Best Books of 2023

'A brilliant rebuttal to those who see math as only about right answers, rather than about creative discovery. [Cheng] masterfully uncovers what's simply profound in the profoundly simple' - Francis Su, author of 'Mathematics for Human Flourishing'

Author Bio

Eugenia Cheng is Scientist in Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Honorary Visiting Fellow of Pure Mathematics at City, University of London. A Cambridge graduate, she previously taught at the Universities of Cambridge, Chicago and Nice. She is also a concert pianist, fluent in French, and the author of several Profile bestsellers, including How to Bake Pi and x + y. In 2017 her book Beyond Infinity was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize.