Reviews
Anthony Bonato shows how the hidden mysteries of networks are unfolded by simply joining dots and forming lines.
The book brilliantly explains the concepts of modern network science via the most interesting and current examples from real life. Topics include tweets of President Trump, spread of memes on social media and the spread of Covid-19. This makes the text both captivating and educational. Perfect for a curious reader!
A must-read for anyone trying to keep up with the technology that drives today's world. A glance into network science and its many applications, written with the rigor of an expert but intended for everyone. As engaging as it is informative.
Dots and Lines provides a lively account of the rich interactions between the abstract mathematical study of networks and everything else.
This book changed the way I think about math! Dots and Lines explores the invisible threads that link us all together. Bonato spins those threads beautifully, and offers mathematical proof that we're all more connected than we think.
Dots and Lines is an entertaining introduction to modern network science covering topics ranging from the lighthearted to the serious. But more than that, it is an authentic and heartfelt chronicle of one mathematician's decades long love affair with graph theory and network science, and an invitation to share in that love by appreciating the dots and lines that surround each of us.
Forget everything you think you know about math books—this one's a game changer! Bonato makes networks come alive in a way that's juicy, exciting, and totally unexpected. He turns math into a thrilling adventure, showing us just how alluring and fascinating it can really be. Get ready to be hooked!
Book Details
Author's Note
0. The Network Lens
1. The Twitter President
2. Survivor of the Fittest?
3. It's a Very, Very Small World
4. Memes Spread Like Wildfire
5. Catch Me If You Can
6. All the World's a Network
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Author's Note
0. The Network Lens
1. The Twitter President
2. Survivor of the Fittest?
3. It's a Very, Very Small World
4. Memes Spread Like Wildfire
5. Catch Me If You Can
6. All the World's a Network
7. Space: The Final Frontier
8. Cells Interlinked
9. The Geometry of Position
10. Our Networked World
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index