Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy And Its Consequences
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- Synopsis
- In his now-classic book Innumeracy, John Allen Paulos answers questions such as: Why is following the stock market exactly like flipping a coin? How big is a trillion? How fast does human hair grow in mph? Can you calculate the chances that a party includes two people who have the same birthday? Paulos shows us that by arming yourself with some simple maths, you don't have to let numbers get the better of you.
- Copyright:
- 2001
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 160 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780809058402
- Publisher:
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Date of Addition:
- 04/14/20
- Copyrighted By:
- John Allen Paulos
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Mathematics and Statistics
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.