Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 264 pages
- Published by: Princeton University Press November 24, 2003
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 0691117047
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0691117041
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Book Dimensions:
9.1 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
- Weighs: 13.4 ounces
Product Review
Informally written and aimed at a wide audience, this book shows how mathematics yields new vistas on ubiquitous and seemingly familiar aspects of our world. --
Review
Product Review
An engaging and informative introduction.
(
Science )
Playfully and clearly written. . . . [Watts] uses examples adroitly, and mixes abstract theory with real-world anecdotes with superb skill. . . . I have not enjoyed reading a book this much in a long time.
(
Peter Kareiva Quarterly Review of Biology )
[
Small Worlds] will be seized on by those seeking a first rough map of this fascinating new mathematical land. Those entering can expect to find some amazing connections between areas of research with apparently nothing in common, such as neurology to business studies. But then, it's a small world.
(
Robert Matthews New Scientist )
Informally written and aimed at a wide audience, this book shows how mathematics yields new vistas on ubiquitous and seemingly familiar aspects of our world.
(
Choice )
Reader Reviews
This review is from: Small Worlds (Hardcover)
I read the review in New Scientist, and liked the sound of this book. When it arrived I read the blurb on the back, and was further encouraged by the fact that a Sociology Professor was encouraging students to read it. I was therefore expecting a reasonably tough but rewarding read (my math is at undergraduate level and somewhat dated, but I do make an effort). Instead with the exception of a few pieces of commentary, particularly at the beginning, I found the book virtually impenetrable because of the denseness of the mathematical modelling techniques used. I suspect this is one strictly for the experts, and those with excellent post-graduate math skills.
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