Love Triangle
by Matt Parker
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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! An ode to triangles, the shape that makes our lives possible Trigonometry is perhaps the most essential concept humans have ever devised. The simple yet versatile triangle allows us to record music, map the world, launch rockets into space, and be slightly less bad at pool. Triangles underpin our day-to-day lives and civilization as we know it. In Love Triangle, Matt Parker argues we should all show a lot more love for triangles, along with all the useful tr
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This book makes a compelling case for trigonometry as the most essential mathematical concept humans have ever developed, showing how triangles form the invisible architecture of our modern world. Matt Parker demonstrates how this fundamental shape enables everything from music recording and global mapping to space exploration and even improving your pool game. The book reveals how triangular principles underpin our daily lives and civilization itself, arguing that we should appreciate these geometric workhorses far more than we do.
Parker transforms what many remember as dry classroom math into a vibrant exploration of how triangles shape technology, art, and human progress. Readers who enjoy seeing the hidden patterns in everyday life will find themselves looking at the world through new geometric lenses, discovering the triangular logic behind everything from smartphone screens to architectural wonders. This isn't just about mathematicsโit's about understanding the fundamental structures that make modern life possible, presented with the infectious enthusiasm of someone who genuinely loves his subject.
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