Beyond Numeracy: Ruminations of a Numbers ManFrom the author of the national bestseller Innumeracy, a delightful exploration of the beauty and fascination of mathematics. Entries range from algebra, coincidence, game theory, non-Euclidean geometry, calculus, and probability theory to such new areas of mathematics as chaos, fractals, recursion, and complexity in this accessible work. 47 drawings.election. |
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A Mathematical Accent | 5 |
Areas and Volumes | 18 |
Binary Numbers and Codes | 24 |
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