- Published: New York : HarperCollins : Smithsonian Books, c2008.
- Year Published: 2008
- Edition: 1st ed.
- Description: xxi, 264 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Language: English
- Format: Book
ISBN/Standard Number
- 9780061241765
- 0061241768
Subjects
- Mathematics -- Philosophy.
- Mathematics -- Psychological aspects.
- Mathematics -- Sociological aspects.
- Number concept.
- Mathematical ability.
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How math explains the world : a guide to the power of numbers, from car repair to modern physics
by Stein, James D.
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Prologue: Why your car never seems to be ready when they promised -- Describing the universe -- The measure of all things -- Reality checks -- All things great and small -- The incomplete toolbox -- Impossible constructions -- The Hope Diamond of mathematics -- Never the twain shall meet -- Even logic has limits -- Space and time: is that all there is? -- Information: the Goldilocks dilemma -- Murphy's law -- The disorganized universe -- The raw materials -- The unattainable utopia -- Cracks in the foundation -- The smoke-filled rooms -- Through a glass darkly.
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