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2016003299 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781633881488 |
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(pbk.) |
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1633881482 |
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(pbk.) |
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9781633881495 |
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(ebook) |
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(OCoLC)911594189 |
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(OCoLC)945789672 |
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(coutts)cts20079882 |
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DLC |
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eng |
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rda |
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DLC |
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pcc |
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10$aQA95 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
O'Shea, Owen, |
| Dates associated with a name |
1956- |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The call of the primes : |
| Remainder of title |
surprising patterns, peculiar puzzles, and other marvels of mathematics / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Owen O'Shea. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
Amherst, New York : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Prometheus Books, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
2016. |
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©2016 |
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330 pages : |
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illustrations ; |
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23 cm |
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text |
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rdacontent |
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unmediated |
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rdamedia |
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volume |
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rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-314) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Some words on the lo shu and other magic squares -- The call of the primes -- Some words on Pythagorean triples -- The Monty Hall problem and other deceptive puzzles in probability theory -- The Fibonacci sequence -- The Lucas sequence -- The irrational number phi -- The square root of -1 -- The square root of 2 -- The square numbers -- The triangular numbers -- The transcendental number known as pi -- The transcendental number e -- Pascal's triangle -- Some strange and remarkable coincidences -- Beautiful mathematical equations. |
| 520 0# - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
This sampler of entertaining mathematical diversions reveals the elegance and extraordinary usefulness of mathematics for readers who think they have no aptitude for the subject. If you like any kind of game at all, you'll enjoy the amazing mathematical puzzles and patterns presented here in straightforward terms that any layperson can understand. From magic squares and the mysterious qualities of prime numbers to Pythagorean triples, probability theory, the Fibonacci sequence, and more, the author shows that math can be fun while having some profound implications. |
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Mathematical recreations. |
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Numbers, Prime. |
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Magic squares. |
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Square root. |
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Magic squares. |
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fast |
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(OCoLC)fst01005506 |
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Mathematical recreations. |
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fast |
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(OCoLC)fst01012120 |
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Numbers, Prime. |
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fast |
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(OCoLC)fst01041241 |
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Square root. |
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fast |
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(OCoLC)fst01131088 |
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| Relationship information |
Online version: |
| Main entry heading |
O'Shea, Owen, 1956- |
| Title |
Call of the primes |
| Place, publisher, and date of publication |
Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2016 |
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9781633881495 |
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(DLC) 2016007466 |
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