A Cosmological Thrill Ride When we were first assigned this term paper in the very beginning of the course, I decided that I wanted to read a mathematical book outside of class upon which to base my term paper. Had I picked a topic such as the Pythagoreans or just a simple biography of a famous mathematician, I knew that I would not retain all of the knowledge that I researched. I decided that reading …showed first 75 words of 1653 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1653 total…incomplete. Stephen Hawking, a devout agnostic, says that the Big Bang Theory does not contradict the belief in a creator. Hawking says that someone must have created the singularity. I feel like Ferris should have made it clear that the Big Bang Theory is not anti-religious. Overall, I would say that this ! book is superb for its simplicity of language, thoroughness of subject matter, and its combination of math/science, history, and philosophy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**