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How Not To Be Wrong

Hardcover • 2014 • English

How Not To Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking

By Jordan Ellenberg

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About the book

The Freakonomics of math--a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands The math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. In How Not to Be Wrong, Jordan Ellenberg shows us how terribly limiting this view is: Math isn't confined to abstract incidents that never occur in real life, but rather touches everything we do--the whole world is shot through with it. Math allows us to...Show more

Mathematics and Science
Mathematics

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ISBN

9781594205224

Published year

2014

Language

English

Original title

How Not To Be Wrong

Format

Hardcover

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