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Author
Series
Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society volume no. 256
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Pub. Date
[1982]
Language
English
Author
Series
Annals of mathematics studies volume no. 180
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Author
Series
Graduate texts in mathematics volume 160
Publisher
Springer
Pub. Date
1995.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Not Supplied
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"This tour of real-world mathematical disasters reveals the importance of math in everyday life. All sorts of seemingly innocuous mathematical mistakes can have significant consequences. Exploring and explaining a litany of glitches, near misses, and mathematical mishaps involving the internet, big data, elections, street signs, lotteries, the Roman Empire, and an Olympic team, Matt Parker uncovers the ways math trips us up"--
Author
Series
Memoirs of the American Mathematical Society volume number 168
Publisher
American Mathematical Society
Pub. Date
[1976]
Language
English
Series
Advances in mathematics research volume 8
Publisher
Nova Science Publishers Inc
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Author
Series
Anneli Lax New Mathematical Library volume 26
Publisher
Mathematical Association of America
Pub. Date
1977
Language
English
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