How Not to be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking
- ISBN-10
- 0143127535
- ISBN-13
- 9780143127536
- Series
- How Not To Be Wrong
- Category
- Mathematics
- Pages
- 468
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Author
- Jordan Ellenberg
Description
"Using the mathematician's method of analyzing life and exposing the hard-won insights of the academic community to the layman, minus the jargon ... Ellenberg pulls from history as well as from the latest theoretical developments to provide those not trained in math with the knowledge they need"--
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