{"product_id":"love-triangle-how-trigonometry-shapes-the-world","title":"Love Triangle: How Trigonometry Shapes the World by Matt Parker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN INSTANT \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn ode to triangles, the shape that makes our lives possible\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrigonometry is perhaps the most essential concept humans have ever devised. The simple yet versatile triangle allows us to record music, map the world, launch rockets into space, and be slightly less bad at pool. Triangles underpin our day-to-day lives and civilization as we know it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eLove Triangle\u003c\/i\u003e, Matt Parker argues we should all show a lot more love for triangles, along with all the useful trigonometry and geometry they enable. To prove his point, he uses triangles to create his own digital avatar, survive a harrowing motorcycle ride, cut a sandwich, fall in love, measure tall buildings in a few awkward bounds, and make some unusual art. Along the way, he tells extraordinary and entertaining stories of the mathematicians, engineers, and philosophers--starting with Pythagoras--who dared to take triangles seriously.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the guide you should have had in high school--a lively and definitive answer to \"Why do I need to learn about trigonometry?\" Parker reveals triangles as the hidden pattern beneath the surface of the contemporary world. Like love, triangles actually are all around. And in the air. And they're all you need.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A funny and often surprising guide to the history of triangles--and the applications (both practical and highly impractical) of trigonometry.\" \u003cstrong\u003e--Tim Harford, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Amid all the funny, \u003ci\u003eLove Triangle\u003c\/i\u003e provides a wondrous refresher course for anyone feeling nostalgically trig curious. It's hardly a textbook, but a teacher could easily triangulate numerous fascinating and fun lesson plans from this edifying volume.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A rare book about math sure to make you smile, despite your feelings about the subject. Once again, Parker measures up.\" \u003cstrong\u003e-- \u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatt Parker\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis a stand-up comedian and a YouTuber with over one hundred million views. He is the author of the international bestseller \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHumble Pi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThings to Make and Do in the Fourth Dimension\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Matt is also frequently seen, heard, and read on the Science Channel, on BBC radio, and in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein that order. He has previously held world records for both the Rubik's Cube and Space Invaders. In the pursuit of math, Matt has: flipped a coin 10,000 times, traveled to Antarctica, memorized π to hundreds of digits, and been bitten by a bullet ant in the Amazon rainforest. Matt has given math lectures at Cambridge University, Oxford University, Harvard University, and Lake Monger Primary School.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45753049514170,"sku":"9780593418116","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/imageloader_f82f9726-ef17-48a2-8ba1-aee2c5a1d0bf.jpg?v=1775318576","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/love-triangle-how-trigonometry-shapes-the-world","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}