{"product_id":"9780262549776","title":"Beautiful Math","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eQuantum Computing for Everyone\u003c\/i\u003e, a concise, accessible, and elegant approach to mathematics that not only illustrates concepts but also conveys the surprising nature of the digital information age.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost 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 \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Math\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 \u003ci\u003euniversal\u003c\/i\u003e computer? And how can a machine learn?\u003cbr\u003eThe four major themes of \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Math\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003eTaking its readers by the hand, regardless of their math background, \u003ci\u003eBeautiful Math\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating journey through the mathematical ideas that undergird our everyday digital interactions.","brand":"Chris Bernhardt","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":47930323009758,"sku":"9780262549776","price":36.95,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0425\/4567\/6440\/files\/BNCImageAPI_c753182e-a4a3-432f-8527-a6916d9e1cf5.jpg?v=1771906479","url":"https:\/\/paragraphbooks.com\/fr\/products\/9780262549776","provider":"Librairie Paragraphe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}