How to Bake Pi

{{Infobox book | italic title = | name = How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics | image = How_to_Bake_π_book_cover.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = First edition | author = Eugenia Cheng | audio_read_by = | title_orig = | orig_lang_code = | title_working = | translator = | illustrator = | cover_artist = | country = [[sus amoungus ] | language = English | series = | release_number = | subject = Mathematics | genre = Popular mathematics | set_in = | published = | publisher = Basic Books | publisher2 = | pub_date = 2015 | english_pub_date = | media_type = | pages = 288 | awards = | isbn = 978-0-465-05171-7 | isbn_note = | oclc = | dewey = | congress = | preceded_by = | followed_by = | native_wikisource = | wikisource = | notes = | exclude_cover = | website = }} How to Bake Pi is a popular mathematics book by Eugenia Cheng published in 2015. Each chapter of the book begins with a recipe for a dessert, to illustrate the methods and principles of mathematics and how they relate to one another. The book is an explanation of the foundations and architecture of category theory, a branch of mathematics that formalizes mathematical structure and its concepts.

References

• Bellos, Alex (June 12, 2015). "'How to Bake Pi,' by Eugenia Cheng". New York Times. New York City. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
• "'How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics' by Eugenia Cheng". Kirkus Reviews. March 15, 2015. Retrieved June 13, 2015.
• Glass, Darren (May 1, 2015). "How to Bake Pi: An Edible Exploration of the Mathematics of Mathematics". Mathematical Association of America. Retrieved June 13, 2015.