Beyond NumeracyKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2013/05/29 - 304 ページ From the author of the national bestseller Innumeracy, a delightful exploration and explanation of mathematical concepts from algebra to zero in easily accessible alphabetical entries. "Paulos . . . does for mathematics what The Joy of Sex did for the boudoir. . . ."--Washington Post Book World. First time in paperback. |
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| 3 | |
Analytic Geometry | 10 |
Areas and Volumes | 18 |
Binary Numbers and Codes | 24 |
Combinatorics Graphs and Maps | 42 |
Correlation Intervals and Testing | 56 |
Game Theory | 91 |
Humor and Mathematics | 112 |
Pascals Triangle | 171 |
Platonic Solids | 181 |
The Quadratic and Other Formulas | 198 |
Rational and Irrational Numbers | 205 |
SeriesConvergence and Divergence | 221 |
Trigonometry | 251 |
Chronological Listing of the Top Forty | 271 |
Mathematical Induction | 121 |
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