That's Maths: The Mathematical Magic in Everyday Life
- ISBN-10
- 0717169553
- ISBN-13
- 9780717169559
- Category
- Mathematics
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-10-14
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Author
- Peter Lynch
Description
An eclectic and humorous collection of 100 articles on the strange and unexpected ways mathematics shapes the world around us.
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- 2016-10-14
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