Dude, can you count? : stories, challenges, and adventures in mathematics
Imagine algebra class meets The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy Meet JJ, an unusual character with a unique vantage position from which he can measure and monitor humanity s progress. Armed with a device that compels all around it to tell the truth, JJ offers a satirical evaluation of our attitudes...
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| Format: | Livre numérique |
| Sprog: | Anglais |
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Cham : Springer Nature |
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Description d'après consultation du 15 mars 2012 Archives Springer e-books (Licence nationale) Archives Springer e-books (Licence nationale) |
| Autres localisations: | Voir dans le Sudoc |
| Edition sous un autre format: | • Dude, can you count ?, stories, challenges, and adventures in mathematics, Christian Constanda, Pays-Bas, Copernicus Books, 2009, 1 vol. (XVIII-294 p.), 978-1-8488-2538-3 |
Indholdsfortegnelse:
- JJ and the MICQ The Mathematical Commandments The Public School System The School Mathematical Education Language, Grammar, and Punctuation Foreign Languages Foreign Countries and Foreigners Mathematics and the Public The Question of Calculus Political Correctness TV Advertising Highway Driving Units of Measurement Percentages and Living on Debt Modern Art Averages and Buying Cars The Public Media The Criminal Legal System Civil Litigation Statistics and Probability Academic Politics Antisocial Behavior Mathematicians Versus Engineers The Evolution of Knowledge The Virtues of Mathematics.