Articles liés à Beyond Numeracy: Ruminations of a Numbers Man

Beyond Numeracy: Ruminations of a Numbers Man - Couverture rigide

Paulos, John Allen

 
9780394586403: Beyond Numeracy: Ruminations of a Numbers Man
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0394586409 ISBN 13 : 9780394586403
Editeur : Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1991

Synopsis

Book by Paulos John Allen

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Biographie de l'auteur

John Allen Paulos is an acclaimed author, popular public speaker, and former monthly columnist for ABCNews.com, the Scientific American, and the Guardian (London). A professor of math at Temple University in Philadelphia, he earned his PhD in the subject from the University of Wisconsin. His books include A Numerate Life, the New York Timess–bestselling Innumeracy, and A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper. In 2003 he received the American Association for the Advancement of Science award for promoting public understanding of science, and in 2013 the Mathematics Communication Award from the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics.

Présentation de l'éditeur

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.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Alfred a Knopf Inc
Date d'édition
1991
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0394586409
ISBN 13 
9780394586403
Reliure
Relié
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
Authorised Representative Service
ar.info@doceupoint.com

77 Camden Street Lower
Dublin
Dublin
D02 XE80
Irlande