Beyond Numeracy: An Uncommon Dictionary of Mathematics - Hardcover
By the author of "Innumeracy", this book is in part a dictionary, in part a collection of short mathematical essays and in part the expression of personal views around the subject of maths. It assists in making more accessible a subject area from which a lot of people seem to distance themselves.
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About the Author:
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.
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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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- PublisherViking
- Publication date1991
- ISBN 10 0670836540
- ISBN 13 9780670836543
- BindingHardcover
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