The New York times book of mathematics : more than 100 years of writing by the numbers

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The New York times book of mathematics : more than 100 years of writing by the numbers

edited by Gina Kolata ; foreword by Paul Hoffman

Sterling, c2013

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Mathematics

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Inludes index

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Description

From the archives of the world's most famous newspaper comes a collection of its very best writing on mathematics. The New York Times Book of Mathematics gathers more than 110 articles written from 1892 to 2010 that cover statistics, coincidences, chaos theory, cryptography and many other topics. Edited by Pulitzer Prize finalist and senior Times writer Gina Kolata and featuring renowned contributors including James Gleick, George Johnson, John Markoff and more, it's a must-have for any maths and science enthusiast!

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  • NCID
    BB14147675
  • ISBN
    • 9781402793226
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 480 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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