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How not to be wrong : the power of mathematical thinking

text How not to be wrong : the power of mathematical thinking

Ellenberg, Jordan

Summary
"In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us that math isn't confined to abstract incidents that never occur in real life, but rather touches everything we do--the whole world is shot through with it. Math allows us to see the hidden structu... Read more
Contents
When am I going to use this? ; Part I. Linearity. Less like Sweden ; Straight locally, curved globally ; Everyone is obese ; How much is that in dead Americans? ; More pie than plate -- Part II. Inference. The Baltimore stockbroker and the Bible C... Read more
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468 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Publisher
The Penguin Press 2014
MARC Permalink

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Peninsula Community Library 510 ELL in Adult Available
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