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Magnificent mistakes in mathematics / Alfred S. Posamentier, Ingmar Lehmann.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Amherst, New York : Prometheus Books, 2013Copyright date: ©2013Description: 296 pages : illustrations ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1616147474
  • 9781616147471
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: No titleDDC classification:
  • 510 23
LOC classification:
  • QA99 .P664 2013
Contents:
Noteworthy mistakes by famous mathematicians -- Mistakes in arithmetic -- Algebraic mistakes -- Geometric mistakes -- Mistakes in probability and statistics.
Summary: "Requiring no more than high-school-level math competency, this playful excursion through the nuances of math will give you a better grasp of this fundamental, all-important science"-- Provided by publisher.
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Book City Campus City Campus Main Collection 510 POS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available A562147B

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Noteworthy mistakes by famous mathematicians -- Mistakes in arithmetic -- Algebraic mistakes -- Geometric mistakes -- Mistakes in probability and statistics.

"Requiring no more than high-school-level math competency, this playful excursion through the nuances of math will give you a better grasp of this fundamental, all-important science"-- Provided by publisher.

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