Why does mathematics so perfectly explain the physical world -- and more than that, why does it so accurately predictthe physical world?
Mario Livio is a senior astrophysicist and head of the fice of Public Outreach at the Hubble Space Telescope Science tute in Baltimore, Maryland. He is the author of several books, including. The Golden Ratio, The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved, and Accelerating Universe.
Preface
p. ix
A Mystery
p. 1
Mystics: The Numerologist and the Philosopher
p. 14
Magicians: The Master and the Heretic
p. 41
Magicians: The Skeptic and the Giant
p. 85
Statisticians and Probabilists: The Science of Uncertainty
p. 118
Geometers: Future Shock
p. 150
Logicians: Thinking About Reasoning
p. 172
Unreasonable Effectiveness?
p. 203
On the Human Mind, Mathematics, and the Universe
p. 225
Notes
p. 253
Bibliography
p. 273
Index
p. 293
Credits
p. 307
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