Weird Math: A Teenage Genius and His Teacher Explore the Outer Limits of Mathematics

This book is an engaging journey through the boundless world of mathematics, where dry formulas turn into thrilling stories.

Why do cicadas survive thanks to prime numbers? What does the Riemann hypothesis hide—the most famous mathematical riddle? How does the “kid’s” card shuffling in a casino work, and how many zeros does a googolplex have? From infinities and paradoxes to the incredible number of Graham— the authors explain even the most complex topics in an easy and captivating way.

Astronomer and musician David Darling, together with mathematician Agnijo Banerjee, opens for the reader a bright world of numbers, patterns, and paradoxes that determines everything: from the shape of clouds and the chaos of randomness to the structure of the universe.

???? This isn’t a dry textbook, but a real excursion into mathematics—the science that shapes our world and our perception of reality.