Bibliograph

Math for the frightened, facing scary symbols and everything else that freaks you out about mathematics, Colin Pask

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Math for the frightened, facing scary symbols and everything else that freaks you out about mathematics, Colin Pask

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Math for the frightened

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

679931673

Responsibility statement

Colin Pask

Sub title

facing scary symbols and everything else that freaks you out about mathematics

Table Of Contents

Where to begin? -- Fibonacci's Proposition Two -- Equations : information and interpretation -- The proof -- Thinking around the proof -- But why is it true? Seeing it another way -- Building up the mathematics -- Back to Pythagorean triples -- Logical steps and linear equations -- Paramenters, quadratic equations, and beyond -- Any number -- Symbols -- First applications -- Mathematics and the invisible world -- CAT scans -- Social planning and mathematical surprises -- Geomtry and Euclid -- An alternative approach : geometry meets algebra -- Symmetry -- Ways of thinking and how we do mathematics -- Final thoughts

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