| Main Title |
Innumeracy : mathematical illiteracy and its consequences / |
| Author |
Paulos, John Allen,
|
| Publisher |
Hill and Wang, |
| Year Published |
2001 |
| OCLC Number |
49853587 |
| ISBN |
9780809058402; 0809058405 |
| Subjects |
Mathematical ability--Popular works ;
Mathematics--Popular works ;
Denkfehler ;
Mathematik ;
Nichtverstehen ;
Unterhaltungsmathematik ;
Matemática ;
Denkfehler--(DE-588)4230931-1 ;
Mathematik--(DE-588)4037944-9 ;
Nichtverstehen--(DE-588)4251026-0 ;
Unterhaltungsmathematik--(DE-588)4124357-2
|
| Internet Access |
|
| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| EHAM |
QA93.P38 2001 |
|
Region 1 Library/Boston,MA |
04/05/2017 |
|
| Collation |
xvi, 180 pages ; 21 cm |
| Notes |
Edition statement from preface. With new preface. Originally published: New York : Hill and Wang, 1988. |
| Contents Notes |
1 Examples and Principles -- 2 Probability and Coincidence -- 3 Pseudoscience -- 4 Whence Innumeracy? -- 5 Statistics, Trade-Offs, and Society. Examines the nation's burgeoning inability to deal rationally with very large numbers, assesses the impact on government policymaking and everyday life, and shows what can be done about this. |
| Place Published |
New York |
| PUB Date Free Form |
©2001 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
unmediated |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
volume |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2002278399 |
| Merged OCLC records |
223724522; 963758054 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20170330081949 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
02304cam 2200529 a 45010 |
