01665nam a22002417a 4500 OSt 20260803094257.0 260311b2024 |||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9781035007059 FEU CAVITE LIBRARY SHS 526 R88m 2024 Rowinska, Paulina Mapmatics: how we navigate the world through numbers. London Picador 2024. 375 p. Fully Booked - Php 1, 189.00 23 cm Includes notes and index. Black and white illustrations. How does a delivery driver distribute hundreds of packages in a single working day? Why does remote Alaska have such a large airport? Where should we look for elusive serial killers? The answers lie in the crucial connection between maps and maths. In Mapmatics, Dr Paulina Rowinska embarks on a fascinating journey to discover the mathematical foundations of cartography and cartographical influences on mathematics. From a sixteenth-century map that remains an indispensable navigation tool despite emphasizing the North-South divide to public transport maps that both guide and mislead passengers, she reveals how maps and maths shape not only our sense of space and time but also our worldview. Through entertaining stories, surprising real-world examples and a cast of unforgettable characters, Mapmatics helps us to appreciate the mathematical methods and ideas behind maps. And, by illuminating how our world works, leaves us better equipped to understand and look after it Maps Mathematics Geography mathematics SH0799 ddc BK 0 13529 13529 0 0 ddc 0 0 BED BED BED 2026-03-11 0 SHS 526 R88m 2024 SH0799 2026-06-18 00:00:00 2026-03-11 BK