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The universe and the teacup : the mathematics of truth and beauty
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The universe and the teacup : the mathematics of truth and beauty

Author: K C Cole
Publisher: New York : Harcourt Brace, ©1998.
Edition/Format:   Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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Discusses the relevance of mathematics to most aspects of life, and directly relates ideas from math to problem solving in unusual places, such as whether there is life on Mars, and the Unabomber case.
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: K C Cole
ISBN: 0151003238 9780151003235
OCLC Number: 37141125
Description: x, 214 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents: ch. 1. What's math got to do with it --
pt 1. Where mind meets math --
ch. 2. Exponential amplification --
ch. 3. Calculated risks --
pt. 2. Interpreting the physical world --
ch. 4. Measure of man, woman, and thing --
ch. 5. Matter of scale --
ch. 6. Emerging properties: more is different --
ch. 7. Mathematics of prediction --
ch. 8. Signal in the haystack --
pt. 3. Interpreting the social world --
ch. 9. Voting: Lani Guinier was right --
ch. 10. Fair division: the wisdom of Solomon --
ch. 11. Mathematics of kindness: math proves the golden rule --
pt. 4. Mathematics of truth --
ch. 12. Truth about why things happen --
ch. 13. Burden of proof --
ch. 14. Emmy and Albert: the unvarying nature of truth.
Responsibility: K.C. Cole.
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Discusses the relevance of mathematics to most aspects of life, and directly relates ideas from math to problem solving in unusual places, such as whether there is life on Mars, and the Unabomber case.

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