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  • Is Math Real?

    How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics' Deepest Truths

    by Eugenia Cheng ...
    **One of the world’s most creative mathematicians offers a new way to look at math—focusing on questions, not answers      Winner of the *Los Angeles Times *Book PrizeA New Scientist Best Book of the Year   “Brilliant.” —*Popular Science  ***Where do we learn math: From rules in a textbook? From logic and deduction? Not really, according to mathematician Eugenia Cheng: we learn it from human ... Read more

    Was $24.99 CAD Now $20.99 CAD

  • Unequal

    The Math of When Things Do and Don't Add Up

    by Eugenia Cheng ...
    Why the familiar equal sign is a gateway into math’s—and humanity’s—most profound questions  "Eugenia Cheng has opened up my mind to the wondrous world of pure mathematics in a way that I never thought was possible." ―Willow Smith, singer and actress  A New Scientist Best Book of the Year **Math is famous for its equations: 1 + 1 = 2, a^2 + b^2 = c^2, or y = mx + b. It can seem like that’s all ... Read more

    $24.99 CAD

  • The Art of Logic in an Illogical World

    by Eugenia Cheng ...
    **How both logical and emotional reasoning can help us live better in our post-truth world “Advanced mathematics could make a meaningful contribution to creating a better society. . . this book is proof it can.” —*Guardian ***In a world where fake news stories change election outcomes, has rationality become futile? In* The Art of Logic in an Illogical World*, Eugenia Cheng throws a lifeline to ... Read more

    $19.99 CAD

  • How to Bake Pi

    An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics

    by Eugenia Cheng ...
    **One of the world's most creative mathematicians finds the meaning of mathematics in the kitchen  ****“Whimsical…rigorous and insightful.” —**New York TimesWhat is math? How exactly does it work? And what do three siblings trying to share a cake have to do with it? In How to Bake Pi, math professor Eugenia Cheng provides an accessible introduction to the logic and beauty of mathematics, powered, ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • x + y

    A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender

    by Eugenia Cheng ...
    **A brilliant mathematician examines the complexity of gender and society and forges a path out of inequality “This book changed my life in the most beautiful way…Stunning.”—*NPR *One of NPR's Best Books of the Year One of WIRED’s Most Fascinating Books of the Year**Why are men in charge? After years working in the male-dominated field of mathematics and in the female-dominated field of art, ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • Beyond Infinity

    An Expedition to the Outer Limits of Mathematics

    by Eugenia Cheng ...
    **By one of our most imaginative mathematicians, a mind-expanding trip through the beauty—and the mysteries—of infinity  “Cheng does a great service by showing us non-mathematician schlubs how real mathematical creativity works." —*Wall Street Journal ***Imagine something small enough to fit in your head but too large to fit in the world—or even the universe. What would you call it? And what would ... Read more

    $12.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Unequal

    The Math of When Things Do and Don't Add Up

    by Eugenia Cheng ...
    Narrated by Eugenia Cheng ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 56 min

    Why the familiar equal sign isn’t just a marker of sameness but a gateway into math’s—and humanity’s—most profound questionsMath is famous for its equations: 1 + 1 = 2, a2 + b2 = c2, or y = mx + b. Much of the time it can seem like that’s all mathematics is: following steps to show that what’s on one side of an equation is the same as what’s on the other.In Unequal, Eugenia Cheng shows that’s just ... Read more

    $41.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    Is Math Real?

    How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths

    by Eugenia Cheng ...
    Narrated by Eugenia Cheng ...

    Unabridged

    10 hours 33 min

    **One of the world’s most creative mathematicians offers a new way to look at math—focusing on questions, not answers      Winner of the Los Angeles Times Book PrizeA New Scientist Best Book of the Year   “Brilliant.”—Popular Science  **Where do we learn math: From rules in a textbook? From logic and deduction? Not really, according to mathematician Eugenia Cheng: we learn it from human curiosity ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    The Art of Logic in an Illogical World

    by Eugenia Cheng ...
    Narrated by Moira Quirk ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 22 min

    How both logical and emotional reasoning can help us live better in our post-truth worldIn a world where fake news stories change election outcomes, has rationality become futile? In The Art of Logic in an Illogical World, Eugenia Cheng throws a lifeline to readers drowning in the illogic of contemporary life. Cheng is a mathematician, so she knows how to make an airtight argument. But even for ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    x + y

    A Mathematician's Manifesto for Rethinking Gender

    by Eugenia Cheng ...
    Narrated by Moira Quirk ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours 20 min

    A brilliant mathematician examines the complexity of gender and society and forges a path out of inequality.Why are men in charge? After years in the male-dominated field of mathematics and in the female-dominated field of art, Eugenia Cheng has heard the question many times. In x + y, Cheng argues that her mathematical specialty -- category theory -- reveals why. Category theory deals more with ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

  • Audiobook

    How to Bake PI

    by Eugenia Cheng ...
    Narrated by Tavia Gilbert ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 18 min

    What is math? And how exactly does it work? In How to Bake Pi, math professor Eugenia Cheng provides and accessible introduction to the logic of mathematics—sprinkled throughout with recipes for everything from crispy duck to cornbread—that illustrates to the general listener the beauty of math. Rather than dwell on the math of our high school classes, with formulas to memorize an confusing ... Read more

    $29.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Audiobook

    Bake Infinite Pie with X + Y

    by Eugenia Cheng ...
    Narrated by Kim Mai Guest ...

    Unabridged

    23 min

    Aspiring bakers will embrace this charming picture book about baking pie by using simple math, from one of the world’s most creative and celebrated mathematicians.X + Y are dreaming of baking infinite pie. But they don’t know if infinite pie is real. With the help of quirky and uber-smart Aunt Z, and a whole lot of flour and butter, X and Y will learn that by using math they can bake their way to ... Read more

    $6.99 CAD