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Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences

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An edition of Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences (1988)

Innumeracy

Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences

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  • 6 Currently reading
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Mathematical Illiteracy and its Consequences is a 1988 book by mathematician John Allen Paulos about innumeracy (deficiency of numeracy) as the mathematical equivalent of illiteracy: incompetence with numbers rather than words. Innumeracy is a problem with many otherwise educated and knowledgeable people.

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Penguin
Language
English
Pages
135

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Mathematical ability, Mathematics, Number concept, Popular works, Ouvrages de vulgarisation, Wiskunde, Mathématiques, Long Now Manual for Civilization, Mathematics, popular works, Unterhaltungsmathematik, New York Times reviewed, Lógica matemática, Matemáticas, Estudios, ensayos, conferencias, Números, Pu ji du wu, Shu xue
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
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Innumeracy: Mathmatical Illiteracy And Its Consequences
Aug 18, 2001, Turtleback Books
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
2001, Hill and Wang
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Innumeracy
March 2, 2000, Penguin Books Ltd
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
October 1999, Econo-Clad Books
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
1990, Vintage Books
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
1990, Penguin
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
1990, Vintage Books
in English - 1st Vintage Books ed.
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
1989, Hill and Wang
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
1989, Viking
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
February 1, 1989, Hill and Wang
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy And Its Consequences
1988-01-01, Hill and Wang
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Innumeracy
1988-01-01, Collins Publishers
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
1988-01-01, Hill and Wang
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Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences
1988, Hill and Wang
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Dewey Decimal Class
513
Library of Congress
QA141.15

The Physical Object

Pagination
135p. ;
Number of pages
135

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL19811322M
Internet Archive
innumeracymathem0000alle
ISBN 10
0140122559
Library Thing
57827
Goodreads
869644

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First Sentence

"Two aristocrats are out horseback riding and one challenges the other to see which can come up with the larger number."

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