BOOK - Crazy about math

Beyond computers or social networks and their algorithms, did you know that mathematics makes it possible to predict the tides, to decode secret messages, to create melodies and, even, to multiply tie knots? By revealing the hidden beauty of theorems to the heart of our daily lives, this magnificently illustrated book sheds new light on mathematical concepts and their uses. Because mathematics is not just equations! With humor and philosophy, the authors and mathematicians they interviewed - Gérard Berry, Lynne Billard, Marie-Paule Cani and Étienne Ghys - convey their passion and their questions. What does mathematics say about the world? Can they help us to understand it, to improve it? How do they manage to make us go beyond our intuitions and our paradoxes? Finally, a book that demystifies mathematics and shares with you the fascination it has exercised since ancient civilizations invented numbers.