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پدید آورنده
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QA8.4 .S72 2008
QA8
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S72
2008
کتابخانه
محل استقرار
0061241768
9780061241765
b788933
How math explains the world :
[Book]
a guide to the power of numbers, from car repair to modern physics /
James D. Stein.
1st ed.
New York, NY :
Smithsonian Books,
©2008.
xxi, 264 pages :
illustrations ;
24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Why your car never seems to be ready when they promised -- Describing the universe. The measure of all things ; Reality checks ; All things great and small -- The incomplete toolbox. Impossible constructions ; The Hope Diamond of mathematics ; Never the twain shall meet ; Even logic has limits ; Space and time : is that all there is? -- Information : the Goldilocks dilemma. Murphy's law ; The disorganized universe ; The raw materials -- The unattainable utopia. Cracks in the foundation ; The smoke-filled rooms ; Through a glass darkly.
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"In How Math Explains the World, mathematician Stein reveals how seemingly arcane mathematical investigations and discoveries have led to bigger, more world-shaking insights into the nature of our world. Quantum mechanics, space-time, chaos theory and the workings of complex systems, and the impossibility of a "perfect" democracy are all here."--Jacket.
How math explains the world.
Mathematical ability.
Mathematics-- Philosophy.
Mathematics-- Psychological aspects.
Mathematics-- Sociological aspects.
Number concept.
Filosofie.
Matematikens filosofi.
Mathematical ability.
Mathematical ability.
Mathematics-- Philosophy.
Mathematics-- Philosophy.
Mathematics-- Psychological aspects.
Mathematics-- Psychological aspects.
Mathematics-- Sociological aspects.
Number concept.
Number concept.
Psychologische aspecten.
Sociologische aspecten.
Wiskunde.
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