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Beyond numeracy:

ruminations of a numbers man
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 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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Review: Beyond Numeracy: Ruminations of a Numbers Man

User Review  - Ron - Goodreads

The book is broken up into chapters (most less than 5 pages) on various topics. You can pick it up and read a chapter or two without having to worry about a plot line. It took me a couple of months to read through it as I found time. Must read for a math person. Read full review

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User Review  - Tom - Goodreads

The small, bite-size artciles are insightful, clear and an example of what popularizing mathematics should be like; Fun to read as it was to write. I use selected chapters in my community college lectures. Read full review

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About the author (1991)

John Allen Paulos is a professor of mathematics at Temple University. His books include the bestseller "Innumeracy: Mathematical" "Illiteracy and Its Consequences "(H&W, 1988), "A Mathematician Plays the Stock Market," and "A Mathematician Reads the Newspapers,

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