Mathematics by Keith J Devlin
Mathematics is more usefully understood as the study of patterns - real or imagined, visual or mental, arising from the natural world or from within the human mind. With a minimum of formulae and no elaborate formal proofs, Devlin presents mathematics as a unique human endeavour that helps us to understand the universe and ourselves.-
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
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Powers of Ten
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Eye, Brain and Vision
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Plants, People and Culture
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Conservation and Biodiversity
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The Emergence of Agriculture
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Patterns in Evolution
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Molecules and Mental Illness
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Images of Mind
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Investigating Disease Patterns
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Gravity's Fatal Attraction
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Evolving Brains
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Earthquakes and Geological Discovery
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From Quarks to the Cosmos
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The Second Law
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Consciousness
Keith Devlin is the Dean of Saint Mary's College of California's School of Science and a Senior Researcher at Stanford University's Center for the Study of Language and Information. He is the author of Life by the Numbers, Farewell, Descartes, Logic and Information, Mathematics: The New Golden Age, and InfoSense: Converting Information into Knowledge. He was a crucial participant in the six-part PBS television series Life by the Numbers.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780716750475 |
| ISBN 10 | 0716750473 |
| Title | Mathematics |
| Author | Keith J Devlin |
| Series | "Scientific American" Library |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Scientific American Library |
| Year published | 1994-08-15 |
| Number of pages | 216 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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