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Main Title The secret life of numbers : 50 easy pieces on how mathematicians work and think /
Author Szpiro, George, ; Szpiro, George G.
Publisher Joseph Henry Press,
Year Published 2006
OCLC Number 62134723
ISBN 0309096588; 9780309096584
Subjects Mathematics--History ; Wiskunde
Internet Access
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EJBM  QA21.S995 2006 Headquarters Library/Washington,DC 03/17/2006
Collation xii, 210 pages ; 23 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-198) and index.
Contents Notes
"Chock full of stories, anecdotes, and vignettes, The Secret Life of Numbers shows us how mathematics really does affect almost every aspect of life - from the law to geography, elections to botany - and we come to appreciate the delight and gratification that mathematics holds for all of us."--BOOK JACKET.