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2016946694 |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780300223002 (hbk) |
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0300223005 (hbk) |
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(OCoLC)ocn959033299 |
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lccopycat |
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YDX |
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eng |
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rda |
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YDX |
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BDX |
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OCLCQ |
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BTCTA |
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YUS |
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OCLCO |
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ORX |
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HRM |
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IMD |
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A7U |
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MvI |
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QA43 |
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.S337 2017 |
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| Classification number |
510/.76 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Scheinerman, Edward R., |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The mathematics lover's companion : |
| Remainder of title |
masterpieces for everyone / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Edward Scheinerman. |
| 264 #1 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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| Place of production, publication, distribution, manufacture |
New Haven : |
| Name of producer, publisher, distributor, manufacturer |
Yale University Press, |
| Date of production, publication, distribution, manufacture, or copyright notice |
[2017] |
| 264 #4 - PRODUCTION, PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, MANUFACTURE, AND COPYRIGHT NOTICE |
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©2017 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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xx, 274 pages : |
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illustrations ; |
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25 cm |
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text |
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txt |
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still image |
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rdacontent |
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rdamedia |
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volume |
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nc |
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rdacarrier |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-270) and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
In bite-sized chapters that require only high school algebra, [Edward Scheinerman] invites recreational mathematicians and neophytes alike to try their hands at solving mathematical puzzles and provides an engaging and friendly tour of numbers, shapes, and uncertainty. The result is an unforgettable introduction to the fundamentals and pleasures of thinking mathematically. -- |
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From book jacket. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Part I. Number : 1. Prime numbers ; 2. Binary ; 3. 0.999999999999... ; 4. [Square root of]2 ; 5. i ; 6. [Pi] ; 7. e ; 8. [Infinity] ; 9. Fibonacci numbers ; 10. Factorial! ; 11. Benford's law ; 12. Algorithm ; -- Part II. Shape: 13. Triangles ; 14. Pythagoras and Fermat ; 15. Circles ; 16. The platonic solids ; 17. Fractals ; 18. Hyperbolic geometry -- Part III. Uncertainty: 19. Nontransitive dice ; 20. Medical probability ; 21. Chaos ; 22. Social choice and Arrow's theorem ; 23. Newcomb's paradox. |
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Mathematics |
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Problems, exercises, etc. |
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| Topical term or geographic name entry element |
Mathematics |
| Form subdivision |
Popular works. |
| 9 (RLIN) |
4226 |
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Mathematics. |
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fast |
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(OCoLC)fst01012163 |
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2885 |
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Popular works. |
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fast |
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(OCoLC)fst01423846 |
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Problems and exercises. |
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fast |
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(OCoLC)fst01423783 |
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