Mathematical Fallacies and Paradoxes
- ISBN-10
- 0486137937
- ISBN-13
- 9780486137933
- Category
- Mathematics
- Pages
- 240
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-10-16
- Publisher
- Courier Corporation
- Author
- Bryan Bunch
Description
Stimulating, thought-provoking analysis of the most interesting intellectual inconsistencies in mathematics, physics, and language, including being led astray by algebra (De Morgan's paradox). 1982 edition.
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