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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Stein, James D. (James DeWitt)     Subjects     Mathematics -- Philosophy.     Mathematics -- Psychological aspects.     Mathematics -- Sociological aspects.     Number concept.     Mathematical ability.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Stein, James D. (James DeWitt)       by title:      How math explains th...         MARC Display

How math explains the world : a guide to the power of numbers, from car repair to modern physics / James D. Stein. by Stein, James D. (James DeWitt) New York : HarperCollins : Smithsonian Books, c2008. Subjects Mathematics -- Philosophy.   Mathematics -- Psychological aspects.   Mathematics -- Sociological aspects.   Number concept.   Mathematical ability. ISBN:  9780061241765 : 0061241768 : Description:  xxi, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Edition:  1st ed. Contents:  Prologue: Why your car never seems to be ready when they promised -- Describing the universe -- The measure of all things -- Reality checks -- All things great and small -- The incomplete toolbox -- Impossible constructions -- The Hope Diamond of mathematics -- Never the twain shall meet -- Even logic has limits -- Space and time: is that all there is? -- Information: the Goldilocks dilemma -- Murphy's law -- The disorganized universe -- The raw materials -- The unattainable utopia -- Cracks in the foundation -- The smoke-filled rooms -- Through a glass darkly. Requests:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Business, Science & Technology 510 St Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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