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Loading... Le Théorème du perroquet (original 1998; edition 2000)by Denis Guedj, Denis Guedj (Auteur)
Work detailsThe Parrot's Theorem by Denis Guedj (1998)
Il teorema del pappagallo e’ da consigliare a chi è terrorizzato dalla matematica: scoprirà che è un mondo affascinante e per nulla arido . E’ un libro gradevole , con alcune parti spassosissime come ad esempio la misura della piramide in unità di "taleti", ed e’ semplice nella sua complessità. La trama non e’ solo un mero preteso per raccontare la storia della matematica, e’ avvincente e con personaggi ben delineati e deliziosi, pappagallo compreso . (  ) mara4m | Jun 8, 2011 |  An attempt to tell the history of mathematics from the Greeks to the present day in the guise of a novel...and not a very good novel at that. The mathematics is at times misunderstood and at times flawed. There are misquoted formulae and bizarre statements, "all new mathematics is just sets." There are strange non-sequiters, one of the central characters who is confined to a wheelchair walks across the room to put the kettle on. The book is translated from French but the translator has attempted to give it an "English" air by making the characters perform in an English manner (drink tea on a regular basis etc.) and speak with a cockney accent while still living in Paris. All distinctly odd! There are better books on the history of maths and better novels. (  )1  shushokan | May 14, 2011 | One of the most interesting books I have ever read, and perhaps the luckiest purchase too - I picked it up from a bargain bin in a remaindered book shop.Wrapped loosely around a plot of sorts, the Parrot's Theorem takes the reader through a history of mathematics, and is by turns wonderfully accessible, fun, intriguing and absorbing.If you ever spot it in a book shop, make sure you pick it up. (  ) jonbeckett | Mar 31, 2010 | Fun detective story about the search for Fermat's Last Theorem. Uses the device of a novel to explain the history and significance of math to the lay person--very effective. Translated from the French, and coincidentally, I read this during a week's vacation in the Cognac region.You don't need to be a mathematician to enjoy this book. ( ) jaygheiser | Jul 31, 2008 | no reviews | add a review
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