Math Bytes: Google Bombs, Chocolate-Covered Pi, and Other Cool Bits in Computing

Not as interesting as I had hoped having heard Tim speak in person. Also not as accessible to just anyone - requires more math than I thought it would based on the description.

Unorthodox approach to mathematicsClear examplesUp-to-date referencesMatrix-heavy at the endSome questions have me contemplate for 5mins before giving upWould recommend; however, this is not a bedtime-story book

Excellent

For me, this book was a bit of a disappointment. Although I majored in math and have a reasonably goo understanding of the subject matter, I found many of the "bytes" were often far from intuitive.

I am biased on the value of this book. The author is my son. Therefore, I recommend it to anyone who struggles with math and its importance in our technological world.

Are you new to math, studying math or a few years since you have really use it? If you are, then this book is for you. Author Tim Chartier, has written an outstanding book that discusses mathematical techniques that can recognize a disguised celebrity and rank web pages with the roll of a pair of dice.The author begins by applying mathematics to a variety of topics. Next, he shows you how even the most foundational mathematical operation can be tricky and requires attention. Then, the author discusses various mathematical techniques, which are similar to a search algorithm in computer science, known as a binary search, which can find an entry called the search key in a sorted list. In addition, he examines how to create an image point by point (which can be very difficult and, indeed quite time consuming), which is called a fractal and known as Sierpinski's triangle. Also, the author shows you how functions like y = 3x + 1 and y = 5 - x² enable a computer to create a font like the one that comprises these words or plot the path of an Angry Bird through the air. He then begins doodling as inspired by E.B. Burger and, by the end, use a math theorem to create a maze. Next, the author continues by showing you how to mathematically transform a digital image into a stylized portrait. Then, he shows you how the sugary surface of your cake can be a workplace to perform some calculus or calculate an estimate to the value of pi. In addition, he explains how computers allow for easy methods of image manipulation. Also, the author then works with a library of grayscale images of 16 famous people (with regards to facial recognition), in order to find the combination of these pictures that best approximates a target image. He then explains the mathematical complexities of predicting the 64-team bracket during March Madness; of which there are 9 quintillion ways to fill out a 64-team bracket. Next, the author shows you how to answer the question: What are some of the math and computing issues involved in returning web pages in an orderly fashion? Finally, with this bit of mathematics, he encourages all of us to use what he has explored in this book, as a springboard into a large array of exciting areas of mathematical studies.Throughout this excellent book, you'll find hands-on activities from using chocolate, to estimating pi, to computing a trajectory of flight in Angry Birds. In other words, he hopes that this great book will broaden a reader's perspective of how math can be used!

This is a book to dip into, leave for a while, and then come back.It is very tightly written.The author is very strong is some areas, namely matrix algebra and describing the problem.I also like the fact that he leaves it open to the reader to explore more with highlighted references.The section on Google is excellent.A beach book for mathematicians.

Just started reading the Kindle version. Looks good so far, but the Kindle version has a serious flaw! This is a book about math, and it has a lot of equations in it. But on my iPhone or iPad, all of the equations are in a tiny font (or maybe just a tiny image). So tiny that I cannot read it. Increasing the font size of the text does not increase the size of the equations. For each one, you have to select the equation like you were selecting an image, and then enlarge it. Even then, it is just big enough to see. You have to zoom in to make it easily readable, and then you see the image compression artifacts. You can't see the text that talks about the equation and the equation at the same time. This is very inconvenient and disrupts the reading greatly. If the equations have to be images, they should have been put in at a much bigger size. I returned my Kindle book and bought the printed version, which I enjoyed reading.

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