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Employing the same fun-filled, user-friendly, and quirkily insightful approach that put Innumeracy on best-seller lists, Paulos now leads us through the pages of the daily newspaper, revealing the hidden mathematical angles of countless articles. From the Senate, the SATs, and sex to crime, celebrities, and cults, Paulos takes stories that may not seem to involve mathematics at all and demonstrates how mathematical naivete can put readers at a distinct disadvantage.

Whether he's using chaos theory to puncture economic and environmental predictions, applying logic and self-reference to clarify the hazards of spin doctoring and news compression, or employing arithmetic and common sense to give us a novel perspective on greed and relationships, Paulos never fails to entertain and enlighten.

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BasicBooks
Language
English
Pages
212

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Mathematics, Popular works, Mathematics, popular works, New York Times reviewed, Numeracy, Critical thinking, Journalism, Statistics, General
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A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Sep 10, 2013, Basic Books
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Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
2013, Basic Books
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Mathematician Reads the Newspaper
Feb 01, 2002, Brand: Demco Media, Demco Media
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Cover of: Un Matemático lee el Periódico
Un Matemático lee el Periódico
January 2002, Tusquets
Paperback in Spanish
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A mathematician reads the newspaper
1996, Penguin
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A mathematician reads the newspaper
1996, Anchor Books
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A mathematician reads the newspaper
1995, BasicBooks
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-206) ) and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
081
Library of Congress
QA93 .P385 1995

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xi, 212 p. :
Number of pages
212

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OL1121441M
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0465043623
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94048206
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31754190
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14135
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1416861

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