TY  - BOOK
AU  - Parker,Matt
TI  - Love triangle: how trigonometry shapes the world 
SN  - 9780593418109 (hardcover)
AV  - QA 538 P242l 2024
U1  - 516.24 
PY  - 2024///
CY  - New York
PB  - Riverhead Books
KW  - Triangle
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Trigonometry
KW  - Trigonometría
KW  - Obras populares
KW  - Mathematics and civilization
KW  - Historia de las matemáticas
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction
Going the distance
A new angle
Laws and orders
Meshing about
Well fit
Where do shapes come from?
Getting triggy with it
Where on Earth?
But is it art?
Making waves
Conclusion
N2  - "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. Matt Parker argues we should all show a lot more love for triangles, along with all the useful trigonometry and geometry they enable. To prove his point, he uses triangles to create his own digital avatar, survive a harrowing motorcycle ride, cut a sandwich, fall in love, measure tall buildings in a few awkward bounds, and make some unusual art. Along the way, he tells extraordinary and entertaining stories of the mathematicians, engineers, and philosophers-starting with Pythagoras-who dared to take triangles seriously"--
ER  -