Beyond Numeracy: Ruminations of a Numbers Man

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Alfred A. Knopf, 1991 - Mathematics - 285 pages
From the author of the national bestseller Innumeracy, a delightful exploration of the beauty and fascination of mathematics. Entries range from algebra, coincidence, game theory, non-Euclidean geometry, calculus, and probability theory to such new areas of mathematics as chaos, fractals, recursion, and complexity in this accessible work. 47 drawings.election.

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A Mathematical Accent
5
Areas and Volumes
18
Binary Numbers and Codes
24
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