How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking by Jordan Ellenberg

How Not to Be Wrong: The Power of Mathematical Thinking

Jordan Ellenberg

480 pages first pub 2014 (editions)

nonfiction mathematics psychology science informative reflective slow-paced
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The Freakonomics of math--a math-world superstar unveils the hidden beauty and logic of the world and puts its power in our hands The math we learn in school can seem like a dull set of rules, laid down by the ancients and not to be questioned. I...

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