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

John Allen Paulos

ISBN 10: 0140281797 / ISBN 13: 9780140281798

Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd, 2000

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Bibliografische Details

Titel: Once Upon a Number: The Hidden Mathematical ...

Verlag: Penguin Books Ltd

Erscheinungsdatum: 2000

Einband: Paperback

Zustand: Used; Very Good

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Inhaltsangabe:

We can't conceive of things occuring by chance, so we make up stories to explain what has happened. In this entertaining book bestselling author John Allen Paulos shows how mathematical understanding -- or lack of it -- profoundly affects the way weunderstand our world. 'One never knows what delightful surprise is coming next. You will learn a lot from this entertaining yet far from superficial book' - Martin Gardner

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

John Allen Paulos is presidential scholar at Temple University. He is the bestselling author of INNUMERACY and A MATHEMATICIAN READS THE NEWSPAPER, both published by Penguin.