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100 1  Suri, Manil,|eauthor. 
245 14 The big bang of numbers :|bhow to build the universe using
       only math /|cManil Suri. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bW.W. Norton & Company,|c[2022] 
300    367 pages :|billustrations (some color) ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-354) and 
       index. 
505 00 |tIntroduction: The Pope made me write this book --
       |tSetting up the big bang --|tGames numbers play --|tMore 
       games --|tSearching for their roots --|tAn irrational 
       universe --|tJourney into the imaginary --|tThe universe 
       needs its space --|tSettling the complexes --|tFun and 
       games on the plane --|tTwo questions about the plane --
       |tSpace or bust --|tAn alternative geometry --|tCrocheting
       your universe --|tThe fourth and higher dimensions --
       |tOutsourcing --|tThe joy of x --|tThe world of 
       polynomials --|tThe y of things --|tThe algebra of 
       distance --|tPatterns and perfection --|tNature's soft 
       spot --|tThe golden ratio --|tNature's relation to math --
       |tMath and beauty --|tFractals --|tThe why and how of 
       nature's patterns --|tA universe run by laws --|tTime and 
       space --|tThe curvature of spacetime --|tA finite universe
       of numbers --|tClose encounters of the infinite kind --
       |tThe matching game --|tBattle of the cardinalities --|tA 
       smile on Georg's face --|tThe end of mathematics --
       |tSetting nature free. 
520    "An engaging and imaginative tour through the fundamental 
       mathematical concepts-from arithmetic to infinity-that 
       form the building blocks of our universe. Our universe has
       multiple origin stories, from religious creation myths to 
       the Big Bang of scientists. But if we leave those behind 
       and start from nothing-no matter, no cosmos, not even 
       empty space-could we create a universe using only math? 
       Irreverent, richly illustrated, and boundlessly creative, 
       The Big Bang of Numbers invites us to try. In this new 
       mathematical origin story, mathematician and novelist 
       Manil Suri creates a natural progression of ideas needed 
       to design our world, starting with numbers and continuing 
       through geometry, algebra, and beyond. He reveals the 
       secret lives of real and imaginary numbers, teaches them 
       to play abstract games with real-world applications, 
       discovers unexpected patterns that connect humble 
       lifeforms to enormous galaxies, and explores mathematical 
       underpinnings for randomness and beauty. With evocative 
       examples ranging from multidimensional crochet to the Mona
       Lisa's asymmetrical smile, as well as ingenious 
       storytelling that helps illuminate complex concepts like 
       infinity and relativity, The Big Bang of Numbers charts a 
       playful, inventive course to existence. Mathematics, Suri 
       shows, might best be understood not as something we invent
       to explain Nature, but as the source of all creation, 
       whose directives Nature tries to obey as best she can. 
       Offering both striking new perspectives for math 
       aficionados and an accessible introduction for anyone 
       daunted by calculation, The Big Bang of Numbers proves 
       that we can all fall in love with math"--|cProvided by 
       publisher. 
650  0 Mathematics|vPopular works. 
650  0 Mathematics|vMiscellanea. 
650  0 Mathematics in nature.