200% of Nothing: An Eye-Opening Tour through the Twists and Turns of Math Abuse and Innumeracy

Dewdney, A. K.

ISBN 10: 0471145742 / ISBN 13: 9780471145745

Edité par Wiley, 1996

N° de réf. du vendeur 0471145742-3-36775857

Synopsis :

Acclaim for "In today's world, 'innumeracy' is an even greaterdanger than illiteracy, and is perhaps even more common.Advertisers and politicians exploit it; intellectuals (self-styled)even flaunt it. I hope that this wise and witty book will providecures where they are possible, and warnings where they arenecessary.

"It's also a lot of fun. I can guarantee that 100%."--Arthur C.Clarke

"Dewdney retells with charm and wit magnificent morsels ofmathematical mayhem discovered by his army of volunteer 'abusedetectives.' From 'sample trashing' to 'numerical terrorism, ' from'percentage pumping' to 'dimensional dementia, ' 200% of Nothingplumbs the depths of innumeracy in daily life and reveals whatordinary people can do about it.

A rich, readable, instructive, and persuasive book."--Lynn ArthurSteen, Professor of Mathematics, St. Olaf College

À propos de l'auteur: A. K. DEWDNEY, Ph.D., is Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Western Ontario. Well-known for his popular "Mathematical Recreations" column, which ran in Scientific American for more than eight years, he is also the author of several books, including The Armchair Universe and The Planiverse: Computer Contact with a Two-Dimensional World.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : 200% of Nothing: An Eye-Opening Tour through...
Éditeur : Wiley
Date d'édition : 1996
Reliure : paperback
Etat : Good