An equation for every occasion : fifty-two formulas and why they matter / John M. Henshaw ; with contributions from Steven Lewis.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

As the Earth draws the apple -- And all the children are above average -- The lady with the mystic smile -- The heart has its reasons -- AC/DC -- The Doppler effect -- Do I look fat in these jeans? -- Zeros and ones -- Tsunami -- When the chips are down -- A stretch of the imagination -- Woodstock nation -- What is [pi]? -- No sweat -- Road range -- The bends -- It's not the heat, it's the humidity -- The world's most beautiful equation -- Breaking the law -- The Mars curse -- Eureka! -- A penny saved... -- If I only had a brain -- Because it was there -- Four eyes -- Bee sting -- Here comes the sun -- A leg to stand on -- Love is a roller coaster -- Loss factor -- A slippery slope -- Transformers -- A house of cards -- Let there be light -- Smarty pants -- As old as the hills -- Can you hear me now? -- Decay heat -- Zero, one, infinity -- Terminal velocity -- Water, water, everywhere -- Dog days -- Body heat -- Red hot -- A bolt from the blue -- Like oil and water -- Fish story -- Making waves -- A drop in the bucket -- Fracking unbelievable -- Take two aspirins and call me in the morning -- The world's most famous equation.