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

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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
  • 13 Have read

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
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English
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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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Dewey Decimal Class
513
Library of Congress
QA141.15

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Pagination
135p. ;
Number of pages
135

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OL19811322M
Internet Archive
innumeracymathem0000alle
ISBN 10
0140122559
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57827
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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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