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Equations are the lifeblood of mathematics, science, and technology. Without them, our world would not exist in its present form. However, equations have a reputation for being scary: Stephen Hawking's publishers told him that every equation would halve the sales of A Brief History of Time. [In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World]
This captures our aversion to equations well. Yet, as mathematician Ian Stewart argues in his book In Pursuit of the Unknown: 17 Equations That Changed the World, "[e]quations are too important to be hidden away."
Equations are a vital part...
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