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200% Of Nothing – An Eye–Opening Tour Through the Twists & Turns of Math Abuse & Innumeracy (Paper)

Autor AK Dewdney
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 10 mar 1996
Acclaim for "In today's world, 'innumeracy' is an even greater danger than illiteracy, and is perhaps even more common. Advertisers and politicians exploit it; intellectuals (self-styled) even flaunt it. I hope that this wise and witty book will provide cures where they are possible, and warnings where they are necessary.

"It's also a lot of fun. I can guarantee that 100%."--Arthur C. Clarke

"Dewdney retells with charm and wit magnificent morsels of mathematical mayhem discovered by his army of volunteer 'abuse detectives.' From 'sample trashing' to 'numerical terrorism, ' from 'percentage pumping' to 'dimensional dementia, ' 200% of Nothing plumbs the depths of innumeracy in daily life and reveals what ordinary people can do about it.

A rich, readable, instructive, and persuasive book."--Lynn Arthur Steen, Professor of Mathematics, St. Olaf College

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780471145745
ISBN-10: 0471145742
Pagini: 194
Dimensiuni: 155 x 227 x 12 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Ediția:Revised
Editura: JOSSEY BASS
Locul publicării:Hoboken, United States

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Acclaim for "In today's world, 'innumeracy' is an even greater danger than illiteracy, and is perhaps even more common. Advertisers and politicians exploit it; intellectuals (self-styled) even flaunt it. I hope that this wise and witty book will provide cures where they are possible, and warnings where they are necessary.