(Paperback)
By: Theoni Pappas
ISBN: 9781884550218
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Dec 2013
Publisher: Wide World Publishing,U.S.
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This journey across the spectrum of human activities takes a creative look at the role mathematics has played since prehistoric times. From its many uses in medicine and its appearance in artwork to its patterns in nature and its central role in the development of computers, mathematics is presented in a fun-to-read, nonthreatening manner.
(Paperback)
By: Theoni Pappas
ISBN: 9781884550102
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 1997
Publisher: Wide World Publishing,U.S.
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A collection of stories about famous mathematicians and their very human background in the history of mathematics, including the paranoia of Godel and how Newton's apple never was.
(Hardback)
By: George Szpiro
ISBN: 9780691139944
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Apr 2010
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Since the birth of democracy in ancient Greece, the simple act of voting has given rise to mathematical paradoxes that have puzzled some of the greatest philosophers. This title traces the quest by these thinkers to create a more perfect democracy and adapt to the ever-changing demands that each generation places on our democratic institutions.
(Hardback)
By: Victor J. Katz
ISBN: 9780691156859
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Nov 2016
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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(Paperback)
By: Mircea Pitici
ISBN: 9780691175294
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2017
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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(Hardback)
By: Ken Steiglitz
ISBN: 9780691179438
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2019
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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(Paperback)
By: Lance Fortnow
ISBN: 9780691175782
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2017
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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(Paperback)
By: Brian Clegg
ISBN: 9781848314061
Readership/Audience: Tertiary Education
Publication Date: Oct 2012
UK Publication Date: 6th September 2012
Publisher: Icon Books
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Compact INTRODUCING guide to a boundlessly intriguing topic.
