Mathematics, the science of patterns the search for order in life, mind, and the universe
Main Author: | Devlin, Keith J. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Scientific American Library,
c1994.
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Series: |
Scientific American Library series;
no. 52 |
Subjects: |
Physical Description: |
vii, 215 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm. |
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Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 210-211) and index. |
ISBN: |
0716750473 |
Author Notes: |
Co-author of the PBS Nova episode "A Mathematical Mystery Tour," he is also the author of Devlin's Angle, a column on the Mathematical Association of America's electronic journal. Devlin lives in California, where he is dean of the school of science at Saint Mary's College in Morgana. He is currently studying the use of mathematics to analyze communication and information flow in the workplace. (Bowker Author Biography) |