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| 100 | 1 | _aScheinerman, Edward R., | |
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_aThe mathematics lover's companion : _bmasterpieces for everyone / _cEdward Scheinerman. |
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_aNew Haven : _bYale University Press, _c[2017] |
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| 264 | 4 | _c©2017 | |
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_axx, 274 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 269-270) and index. | ||
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_aIn 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. -- _cFrom book jacket. |
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| 505 | 0 | _aPart 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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_aMathematics _vProblems, exercises, etc. |
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_aMathematics _vPopular works. _94226 |
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_aMathematics. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01012163 _92885 |
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