Perspective

A Beginner's Guide to Constructing the Universe - The Mathematical Archetypes of Nature, Art and Science by Michael S. Schneider is written in the first person narrative. The non-fiction book is an accumulation of the legends, myths and history of numbers as they are linked to mankind. The author describes the benefit of numbers and how man has related to and relied upon them since prehistoric times.

Schneider is well-credentialed to tell this story of the single-digit realm. He is an educator and is on the cutting edge of new and innovative perceptions of nature, science, art, mathematics and how their interplay relates to man and how important they have been to the world.

Schneider presents the information without basis and strikes a tone and style that is professorial and instructive. He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics form the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and a...