From Impractical to Irreplaceable By Bruce D. Rhodewalt The book covers a generous range of mathematics, including information theory, chaos theory, economics, quantum mechanics, and relativity. Although the average Instagram addict may have a vague feeling that math is somehow involved in digital photography, the curious reader will appreciate Stewart’s chapter on the Fourier transform, effortlessly evolving into a clear lesson on data compression, a technology that makes digital photography practical. A technically inclined adolescent might be prodded in any […]

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