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a guide to the power of numbers, from car repair to modern physics
By Jim Stein
"How math explains the world" was published by HarperCollins in 2008 - New York, it has 264 pages and the language of the book is English.
“How math explains the world” Metadata:
- Title: How math explains the world
- Author: Jim Stein
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 264
- Publisher: HarperCollins
- Publish Date: 2008
- Publish Location: New York
“How math explains the world” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Mathematical ability - Mathematics - Nonfiction - Number concept - Philosophy - Psychological aspects - Psychological aspects of Mathematics - Sociological aspects - Sociological aspects of Mathematics - Mathematics, philosophy
Edition Specifications:
- Pagination: p. cm.
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL18586579M - OL12464938W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 174134134
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2007041784
- ISBN-13: 9780061241765
- All ISBNs: 9780061241765
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"How math explains the world" Table Of Contents:
- 1- Why your car never seems to be ready when they promised
- 2- Describing the universe
- 3- The measure of all things
- 4- Reality checks
- 5- All things great and small
- 6- The incomplete toolbox
- 7- Impossible constructions
- 8- The Hope Diamond of mathematics
- 9- Never the twain shall meet
- 10- Even logic has limits
- 11- Space and time: is that all there is?
- 12- Information: the Goldilocks dilemma
- 13- Murphy's law
- 14- The disorganized universe
- 15- The raw materials
- 16- The unattainable utopia
- 17- Cracks in the foundation
- 18- The smoke-filled rooms
- 19- Through a glass darkly.
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