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Stein, James D. (James DeWitt)
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Mathematics -- Philosophy.
Mathematics -- Psychological aspects.
Mathematics -- Sociological aspects.
Number concept.
Mathematical ability.
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How math explains th...
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How math explains the world : a guide to the power of numbers, from car repair to modern physics / James D. Stein.
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Stein, James D. (James DeWitt)
New York : HarperCollins : Smithsonian Books, c2008.
Subjects
Mathematics -- Philosophy.
Mathematics -- Psychological aspects.
Mathematics -- Sociological aspects.
Number concept.
Mathematical ability.
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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.
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