Things to make and do in the fourth dimension a mathematician's journey through narcissistic numbers, optimal dating algorithms, at least two kinds of infinity, and more
"Math is boring, says the mathematician and comedian Matt Parker. Part of the problem may be the way the subject is taught, but it's also true that we all, to a greater or lesser extent, find math difficult and counterintuitive. This counterintuitiveness is actually part of the point, argu...
| Main Author: | Parker, Matt (Mathematician) (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2014.
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| Edition: | First American edition. |
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