A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
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A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper by John Paulos
In this lively volume, mathematician John Allen Paulos employs his singular wit to guide us through an unlikely mathematical jungle,the pages of the daily newspaper. From the Senate and sex to celebrities and cults, Paulos takes stories that may not seem to involve math at all and demonstrates how mathematical naïveté can put readers at a distinct disadvantage. Whether he's using chaos theory to puncture economic and environmental predictions, applying logic to clarify the hazards of spin doctoring and news compression, or employing arithmetic and common sense to give us a novel perspective on greed and relationships, Paulos never fails to entertain and enlighten.
"A wise and thoughtful book, which skewers much of what everyone knows to be true"--Los Angeles Times "A fun, spunky, wise little book that would be helpful to both the consumers of the news and its purveyors."--Washington Post
((b))John Allen Paulos((/b)) lehrt Mathematik an der Temple University und zahlt in den USA zu den bekanntesten Vermittlern mathematischer Sachverhalte. Er hat zahlreiche Sachbucher verfasst, darunter Mathematics and Humor (1980), I Think, Therefore I Laugh (1985), Innumeracy - Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences (1989; funf Monate auf der Bestsellerliste der New York Times; 1990 auch ins Deutsche ubersetzt), Beyond Numeracy - Ruminations of a Numbers Man (1991; 1992 unter dem Titel Von Algebra bis Zufall. Streifzuge durch die Mathematik im Campus-Verlag erschienen) und A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper (1995; deutsch 1996). Das jetzt vorliegende Buch ist von der Los Angeles Times als eines der besten Sachbucher 1998 ausgewahlt worden. WWW-Adresse: http: //www.math.temple.edu/ paulos/
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| ISBN 13 | 9780465089994 |
| ISBN 10 | 0465089992 |
| Title | A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper |
| Author | John Paulos |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Basic Books |
| Year published | 2013-09-10 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
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