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©2025
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119 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm
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Introduction -- Purrthagorean theorem -- Wait, there are cats that aren't acute? -- Divide like an Egyptian -- Furbonacci cats -- Curl up with math -- The objectively cutest cat -- Calculate before you leap -- Does a cat eating a butterfly in Kansas prevent tornados? -- Thanks for all the fish -- A tale of two kitties -- Counting base-mew -- Loafing around -- Mr. Peppa's party problem -- Keyboard cat -- The four scarves of purridise island -- How long is the coat of mittens? -- I heard the mews today... -- Growing pains -- Tangled up in math -- Lamp breaker blues -- Let's win a cat! -- The fluffiness index
"Math + cats = an infinitely more entertaining exploration of the concepts and principles that are the foundation of our understanding of mathematics. All cats are cute, but only some are acute. Others are obtuse (no offense) and more are always right (and never let you forget it), as you'll learn by exploring how kitties represent different types of angles. And when they curl out for a mid-day catnap, they perfectly represent the concept of a golden spiral. And when they squeeze into too small boxes or balls, they're providing a geometric lesson in topological equivalence. In Math Cats, mathematician and professor Daniel Look, along with a clowder of his feline friends, reveals the charming connections between mathematics and cats with 22 fun and fur-filled lessons. Packed with illustrations to guide the lessons, this collection of proofs, theorems, and formulas is equal parts delightful and educational, and perfectly sized for your own cat to knock off our bookshelf"-- Provided by publisher