Once Upon a Number: The Hidden Mathematical Logic of Stories (Allen Lane Science S.) - Tapa blanda

Paulos, John Allen

 
9780140281798: Once Upon a Number: The Hidden Mathematical Logic of Stories (Allen Lane Science S.)

Sinopsis

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

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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.

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