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LEADER: 01588cam a22002777a 4500
001 2005277465
003 DLC
005 20080506092313.0
008 050623s2005 nyua b 001 0 eng d
010 $a 2005277465
020 $a1560256729
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm58469047
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042 $alccopycat
050 00 $aQA93$b.D4588 2005
082 00 $a510$222
100 1 $aDevlin, Keith J.
245 14 $aThe math instinct :$bwhy you're a mathematical genius (along with lobsters, birds, cats and dogs) /$cby Keith Devlin.
260 $aNew York, N.Y. :$bThunder's Mouth Press,$cc2005.
300 $a279 p. :$bill. ;$c22 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aOut of the minds of babies -- Elvis: the Welsh corgi who knows calculus -- What is mathematics? -- Where am I and where am I going? -- Nature's architects: the creatures that can do math of construction -- Natural artists: the animals (and plants) that create beautiful patterns -- It's just a step to the right: the math of motion -- The eyes have it: the hidden math of vision -- Animals in the math class -- Razor sharp: the mathematical tricks of street traders and supermarket shoppers -- All numbers great and small -- The trouble with meaningless math -- Tapping into our math instinct.
650 0 $aMathematics.
650 0 $aMathematics$xPhilosophy.
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/fy0704/2005277465.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0832/2005277465-d.html