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Beyond Numeracy

Author John Allen Paulos
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$22.00 US
Knopf | Vintage
5.3"W x 8"H x 0.65"D  
On sale Apr 07, 1992 | 304 Pages | 9780679738077
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By the author of Innumeracy, this work is an enriching exploration of the beauty and fascination of mathematics. Paulos presents in an engrossing fashion a broad range of mathematical concepts that have transformed our world, including algebra, calculus, probability theory, and new areas such as chaos, fractals, recursion, and complexity.
John Allen Paulos is an acclaimed author, popular public speaker, and former monthly columnist for ABCNews.com, the Scientific American, and the Guardian (London). A professor of math at Temple University in Philadelphia, he earned his PhD in the subject from the University of Wisconsin. His books include A Numerate Life, the New York Timess–bestselling Innumeracy, and A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper. In 2003 he received the American Association for the Advancement of Science award for promoting public understanding of science, and in 2013 the Mathematics Communication Award from the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics. View titles by John Allen Paulos

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By the author of Innumeracy, this work is an enriching exploration of the beauty and fascination of mathematics. Paulos presents in an engrossing fashion a broad range of mathematical concepts that have transformed our world, including algebra, calculus, probability theory, and new areas such as chaos, fractals, recursion, and complexity.

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John Allen Paulos is an acclaimed author, popular public speaker, and former monthly columnist for ABCNews.com, the Scientific American, and the Guardian (London). A professor of math at Temple University in Philadelphia, he earned his PhD in the subject from the University of Wisconsin. His books include A Numerate Life, the New York Timess–bestselling Innumeracy, and A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper. In 2003 he received the American Association for the Advancement of Science award for promoting public understanding of science, and in 2013 the Mathematics Communication Award from the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics. View titles by John Allen Paulos

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