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Mathematical circus

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The twenty chapters of this book are nicely balanced between all sorts of stimulating ideas, suggested by down-to-earth objects like match sticks and dollar bills as well as by faraway objects like planets and infinite random walks.

We learn about ancient devices for arithmetic and about modern explanations of artificial intelligence.

There are feasts here for the eyes and hands as well as for the brain.

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0883855062 / 9780883855065
Paperback / softback
510
05/09/1996
United States
English
296p.
23 cm
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