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001 2013444509
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008 140212s2013 nyua b 001 0 eng d
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050 00 $aQA93$b.P385 2013
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100 1 $aPaulos, John Allen
245 10 $aMathematician reads the newspaper /$cJohn Paulos Allen.
250 $apaperback edition.
264 1 $aNew York :$bBasic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group,$c2013.
300 $axix, 212 pages :$billustrations ;$c22 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$bnc$2rdacarrier
500 $a"With a new preface." Originally published: New York : Basic Books, 1995.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 205-206) and index.
505 0 $aSection 1. Politics, economics, and the nation -- Section 2. Local, business, and social issues -- Section 3. Lifestyle, spin, and soft news -- Section 4. Science, medicine, and the environment -- Section 5. Food, book reviews, sports, obituaries.
520 $aMathematician John Allen Paulos employs his singular wit to guide us through an unlikely mathematical jungle--the pages of the daily newspaper. From the Senate and sex to celebrities and cults, Paulos takes stories that may not seem to involve math at all and demonstrates how mathematical naivete can put readers at a distinct disadvantage. Whether he's using chaos theory to puncture economic and environmental predictions, applying logic to clarify the hazards of spin doctoring and news compression, or employing arithmetic and common sense to give us a novel perspective on greed and relationships, Paulos never fails to entertain and enlighten --$cSource other than Library of Congress.
650 0 $aMathematics$vPopular works.
650 7 $aMathematics.$2fast
655 7 $aPopular works.$2fast
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1405/2013444509-d.html