The joy of X : a guided tour of math, from one to infinity / Steven Strogatz.
By: Strogatz, Steven H. (Steven Henry)
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TextPublisher: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, c2012Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.Description: xii, 316 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 9780547517650 (hardback); 0547517653 (hardback).Subject(s): MathematicsDDC classification: 510 | Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Two Weeks | Davenport Library Circulating Collection | Print-Circulating | 510 St873 2012 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 34284003136306 |
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Numbers. From fish to infinity ; Rock groups ; The enemy of my enemy ; Commuting ; Division and its discontents ; Location, location,. location -- Relationships. The joy of X ; finding your roots ; My tub runneth over ; Working your quads ; Power tools -- Shapes. Square dancing ; Something from nothing ; The conic conspiracy l Sine qua non ; Take it to the limit -- Change. Change we can believe in ; It slices, it dices ; All about e ; Loves me, loves me not ; Step into the light -- Data. The new normal ; Chances are ; Untangling the Web -- Frontiers. The loneliest numbers; Group think ; Twist and shout ; Think globally ; Analyze this! ; The Hilbert Hotel.
Provides mathematical "Aha!" moments.
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