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A mathematician reads the newspaper

John Allen Paulos

Localização: FEA - Fac. Econ. Adm. Contab. e Atuária ACERVO DELFIM NETTO (A33.4.19 )(Acessar)

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A mathematician reads the newspaper
Autor: John Allen Paulos
Assuntos: Mathematics -- Popular works; Mathématiques -- Ouvrages de vulgarisation; MATEMÁTICA
Notas: Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-206) ) and index
Descrição: Politics, economics, and the nation -- Local, business, and social issues -- Lifestyle, spin, and soft news -- Science, medicine, and the environment -- Food, book reviews, sports, obituaries.
Employing the same fun-filled, user-friendly, and quirkily insightful approach that put Innumeracy on best-seller lists, Paulos now leads us through the pages of the daily newspaper, revealing the hidden mathematical angles of countless articles. From the Senate, the SATs, and sex to crime, celebrities, and cults, Paulos takes stories that may not seem to involve mathematics at all and demonstrates how mathematical naivete can put readers at a distinct disadvantage
Editor: New York BasicBooks
Data de criação/publicação: c1995
Formato: xi, 212 p ill 22 cm.
Idioma: Inglês

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