Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences - Softcover

Paulos, John Allen

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9780140122558: Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences

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ISBN 10: 0140122559 ISBN 13: 9780140122558

Publisher: Penguin, 1990

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In this book, Paulos argues that our inability to deal rationally with very large numbers results in misinformed governmental policies, confused personal decisions and an increased susceptibility to pseudo-sciences of all kinds. The discussion is illustrated with many quirky stories and anecdotes.

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"Our society would be unimaginably different if the average person truly understood the ideas in this marvelous and important book." - Douglas Hofstadter

"[An] elegant ... Survival Manual ... Brief, witty and full of practical applications." - Stefan Kanfer, "Time"

Our society would be unimaginably different if the average person truly understood the ideas in this marvelous and important book. "Douglas Hofstadter"

[An] elegant ... Survival Manual ... Brief, witty and full of practical applications. "Stefan Kanfer, Time""

About the Author:

John Allen Paulos, professor of mathematics at Temple University and the author of several other popular books on mathematics, is a regular contributor to national publications, including The New York Times and Newsweek. He lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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