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Dude, can you count? : stories, challenges, and adventures in mathematics /

by Constanda, C.

Published by : Springer, (London ; | New York :) Physical details: xviii, 294 p. : illustrations ; 25 cm. ISBN:9781848825383 (hbk.); 1848825382 (hbk.); 9781848825390 (ebk.).

Subject(s): Mathematics -- Popular works. | Mathematics -- Anecdotes. | Mathematical ability. | Mathematics -- Study and teaching. | Mathematics.

Year: 2009 List(s) this item appears in: co-dev alg stat

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Books	Azim Premji University, Bangalore	510 CON (Browse shelf)	Available		6798

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. JJ and the MICQ.- 2. The Mathematical Commandments.- 3. The Public School System.- 4. The School Mathematical Education.- 5. Language, Grammar, and Punctuation.- 6. Foreign Languages.- 7. Foreign Countries and Foreigners.- 8. Mathematics and the Public.- 9. The Question of Calculus.- 10. Political Correctness.- 11. TV Advertising.- 12. Highway Driving.- 13. Units of Measurement.- 14. Percentages and Living on Debt.- 15. Modern Art.- 16. Averages and Buying Cars.- 17. The Public Media.- 18. The Criminal Legal System.- 19. Civil Litigation.- 20. Statistics and Probability.- 21. Academic Politics.- 22. Antisocial Behaviour.- 23. Mathematicians vs. Engineers.- 24. The Evolution of Knowledge.- 25. The Virtues of Mathematics.- Epilogue.

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Dude, can you count? : stories, challenges, and adventures in mathematics /

by Constanda, C.