Once Upon a Number: The Hidden Mathematical Logic of Stories - Brossura

Paulos, John Allen

 
9780140281798: Once Upon a Number: The Hidden Mathematical Logic of Stories

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We can't conceive of things occuring by chance, so we make up stories to explain what has happened. In this entertaining book bestselling author John Allen Paulos shows how mathematical understanding -- or lack of it -- profoundly affects the way weunderstand our world. 'One never knows what delightful surprise is coming next. You will learn a lot from this entertaining yet far from superficial book' - Martin Gardner

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John Allen Paulos is presidential scholar at Temple University. He is the bestselling author of INNUMERACY and A MATHEMATICIAN READS THE NEWSPAPER, both published by Penguin.

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