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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... linear growth . Y Exponential growth in population . Y = 2x Linear growth in food supply . Y = X + 6 X Malthus's argument Not only does exponential growth easily outstrip the linear variety ; it also ultimately outpaces quadratic ...
... linear growth . Y Exponential growth in population . Y = 2x Linear growth in food supply . Y = X + 6 X Malthus's argument Not only does exponential growth easily outstrip the linear variety ; it also ultimately outpaces quadratic ...
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Ruminations of a Numbers Man John Allen Paulos. LINEAR PROGRAMMING Linear programming is a method of maximizing ( or minimizing ) some quantity while at the same time making sure that certain constraints on other quantities are satisfied ...
Ruminations of a Numbers Man John Allen Paulos. LINEAR PROGRAMMING Linear programming is a method of maximizing ( or minimizing ) some quantity while at the same time making sure that certain constraints on other quantities are satisfied ...
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... linear inequalities , the graphs of which are regions bounded by straight lines ( or , in more complicated problems , by their higher - dimensional analogues ) . The quantity to be maximized is profit P , and in terms of X and Y , P ...
... linear inequalities , the graphs of which are regions bounded by straight lines ( or , in more complicated problems , by their higher - dimensional analogues ) . The quantity to be maximized is profit P , and in terms of X and Y , P ...
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A Mathematical Accent | 5 |
Areas and Volumes | 18 |
Binary Numbers and Codes | 24 |
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