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Innumeracy Mathematical Illiteracy & Its

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ISBN13: 9780809074471
ISBN10: 0809074478
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Paulos (mathematics, Temple U.) examines many aspects of popular culture, from stock scams and newspaper psychics to diet and medical claims to demonstrate the popular misperceptions resulting from the inability to deal with large numbers, probability, ratios. No bibliography or index.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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ISBN:
9780809074471
Subtitle:
Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
Author:
Paulos, John Allen
Publisher:
Hill and Wang
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Mathematics
Subject:
Mathematics -- Popular works.
Subject:
General History
Copyright:
1988
Edition Number:
1st ed.
Series Volume:
1233
Publication Date:
19890201
Binding:
HC
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
144
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