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019058
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London, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2010.
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448pWhite spine
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Explodes the myth that maths is best left to the geeks. Covering subjects from adding to algebra, from set theory to statistics, and from logarithms to logical paradoxes, this title explains how mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives. It also explains the strategy of how best to gamble in a casino.; In this richly entertaining and accessible book, Alex Bellos explodes the myth that maths is best left to the geeks. Covering subjects from adding to algebra, from set theory to statistics, and from logarithms to logical paradoxes, he explains how mathematical ideas underpin just about everything in our lives. Alex explains the surprising geometry of the 50p piece, and the strategy of how best to gamble it in a casino. He shines a light on the mathematical patterns in nature, and on the peculiar predictability of random behavior. He eats a potato crisp whose revolutionary shape was unpalatable to the ancient Greeks, and he shows the deep connections between maths, religion and philosophy. Alex weaves a journey from primary school to university level maths, from ancient history to the computing frontline, and from St Louis, Missouri, to Braintree, Essex. He meets the world's fastest mental calculators in Germany, consults a numerologist in the US desert, meets a startlingly numerate chimpanzee in Japan, and seeks advice from a venerable Hindu sage in India. An unlikely but exhilarating cocktail of history, reportage and mathematical proofs, Alex's dispatches from 'Numberland' show the world of maths to be a much friendlier and more colourful place than you might have imagined.
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9781408809594 Pb.
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| Accession# | Call# | Current Location | Status | Policy | Location |
| I01459 | 510/BEL | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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010697
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Tetra, Wideworld Publishing, 2009.
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240pRed spine
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Presents mathematics to the reader in a fresh and original way. Explores the history of both concept and inventors appeals to the intellectual curiosity and contains fascinating and valuable information, not only to the student but also to the seasoned researcher.
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093374659 Pb.
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| 011021 | 510/PAP | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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019481
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London, Profile Books Ltd, 2008.
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x, 226pYellow spine
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Explains to laymen how to make sense of numbers and how we can avoid having the wool pulled over our eyes.
Public spending, health risks, environmental disasters, who is rich, who is poor, pensions, the best and worst schools and hospitals, immigration - life comes in numbers. The trick to seeing through them is strikingly simple; apply something everyone - the lessons of their own experiences.
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9781846681110 Pb.
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| I01598 | 510/BLA | Main | On Shelf | General | |
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