The Shape of Reality. The Hidden Geometry of Strategy, Information, Society, Biology, and Everything Else

Mathematics is called the queen of the sciences, and its part — geometry — lies at the foundation of understanding the world. «The Shape of Reality» is the book that will change your perception of geometry and the world as a whole.

Jordan Ellenberg, a professor of mathematics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a researcher at the American Mathematical Society, has been popularizing his favorite discipline for over 15 years. In this book, with his characteristic ease and humor, he explains that geometry not only measures the world — it explains it.

Geometry is not somewhere outside of space and time, but here and now, with us. It helps to see and understand the hidden connections and algorithms in everything: in society, politics, and business.

Discover this fascinating science anew and learn what was not taught in school!