Once Upon a Number: The Hidden Mathematical Logic of Stories - Couverture souple

Paulos, John Allen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140281797 ISBN 13 : 9780140281798

Editeur : Penguin, 2000

Synopsis

We can't conceive of things occuring by chance, so we make up stories to explain what has happened. In this entertaining book bestselling author John Allen Paulos shows how mathematical understanding -- or lack of it -- profoundly affects the way weunderstand our world. 'One never knows what delightful surprise is coming next. You will learn a lot from this entertaining yet far from superficial book' - Martin Gardner

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

John Allen Paulos is presidential scholar at Temple University. He is the bestselling author of INNUMERACY and A MATHEMATICIAN READS THE NEWSPAPER, both published by Penguin.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140281797
• ISBN 13: 9780140281798
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 224
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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