Eugenia Cheng
Author of How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics
About the Author
Eugenia Cheng is the scientist in residence at the School of the Art institute of Chicago and an honorary fellow of the University of Sheffield. The author of How to Bake Pi, she lives in Chicago, Illinois.
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- Birthdate
- 20th century
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Country (for map)
- UK
- Birthplace
- Hampshire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
Sussex, England, UK - Occupations
- professor
- Organizations
- University of Sheffield
University of Chicago
School of the Art Institute of Chicago - Short biography
- Eugenia Cheng is tenured in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom. She has previously been on the mathematics faculty at the University of Chicago and is the Scientist in Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She lived in Chicago, Illinois. [from How to Bake [Pi] (2015)]
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A delightful "maths emotions book" that aims to (1) quash the idea that the subject is all about arduous calculations in pursuit of "the right answers" and (2) instill a feel for how abstraction and logical thinking can lead to deep truths. It nonetheless does touch on the basics of arithmetic, geometry, algebra, analytic geometry, trigonometry, calculus (almost), topology, and author Cheng's specialty area of category theory. Pitched at a very elementary level, its presentation is enlivened by numerous diagrams and Cheng's habit of straying off into matters of social justice and cuisine.… (more)
The popularity of this book baffles me. I found the author's constant references to how smart she thinks she is very annoying, especially since most of the descriptions and explanations of the mathematical concepts were quite lacking.
This story explains the experience of two girls who want to bake infinite pi. They learn about baking and what it means to have an infinte amount, numbers go on forever. This book covers shapes and sizes of objects, and the idea of infinity. It could be used during math to help show children different shapes and how objects can be cut infinite number of times. I would probably use this book in a for 3rd or 4th grade classroom.
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- Rating
- 3.5
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- ISBNs
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