Beyond Numeracy - eBook

Name: Beyond Numeracy - eBook
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ISBN: 9780307833334

By: John Allen Paulos

Vintage / 2013 / ePub

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Title: Beyond Numeracy - eBook
By: John Allen Paulos
Format: DRM Protected ePub
Vendor: Vintage

Publication Date: 2013
ISBN: 9780307833334
ISBN-13: 9780307833334
Stock No: WW40557EB

Publisher's Description

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From the author of the national bestseller Innumeracy, a delightful exploration and explanation of mathematical concepts from algebra to zero in easily accessible alphabetical entries. "Paulos . . . does for mathematics what The Joy of Sex did for the boudoir. . . ."--Washington Post Book World. First time in paperback.

Author Bio

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John Allen Paulos is an acclaimed author, popular public speaker, and former monthly columnist for ABCNews.com, the Scientific American, and the Guardian (London). A professor of math at Temple University in Philadelphia, he earned his PhD in the subject from the University of Wisconsin. His books include A Numerate Life, the New York Timess–bestselling Innumeracy, and A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper. In 2003 he received the American Association for the Advancement of Science award for promoting public understanding of science, and in 2013 the Mathematics Communication Award from the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics.