THE question posed by this book turns out to be a real toughie, but nevertheless the authors urge you to answer it with a British 50p coin, a 2p coin and a beer mat. This gem of a book tackles several such questions, revealing why they are crucial to engineering and to our understanding of our everyday world. With a nice emphasis on practical experiments, the authors do a refreshing job of bringing out the mathematics you learned in school but sadly never knew why. And they show just how intuitive it can be.
How Round is Your Circle?
Princeton University Press
