Once Upon a Number: The Hidden Mathematical Logic of Stories (Allen Lane Science S.)

Paulos, John Allen

ISBN 10: 0713993146 / ISBN 13: 9780713993141

Verlag: Allen Lane, 1999

Beschreibung

VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9999-9996163233

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Once Upon a Number: The Hidden Mathematical Logic of Stories (Allen Lane Science S.)
• Verlag: Allen Lane
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0713993146
• ISBN-13: 9780713993141
• Einband: Hardcover
• Zustand: Good

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Inhaltsangabe

The human imagination seems able to explore two very different worlds: the realm of mathematics, statistics and exact science, and the contrasting world of personal experience - our memories and emotions, the stories that make up our lives. This delightful and original book explores the unexpected relationships that tie these two worlds together. With anecdotes about such phenomena as the Bible codes, the statistics of stereotyping, and the probability of retrieving lost socks, John Allen Paulos examines these issues in his familiar engaging style.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

John Allen Paulos is presidential scholar at Temple University. He is the bestselling author of INNUMERACY (1989 - 22,000 copies sold) , BEYOND NUMERACY (1991) and A MATHEMATICIAN READS THE NEWSPAPER (1996), all published by Penguin.