Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences by John Allen Paulos

Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences

John Allen Paulos

208 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction education mathematics science informative medium-paced
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Dozens of examples in innumeracy show us how it affects not only personal economics and travel plans, but explains mis-chosen mates, inappropriate drug-testing, and the allure of pseudo-science.

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