Jason I. Brown, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item
xxiv, 416 pages :
Other Physical Details
illustrations (some color) ;
Dimensions
26 cm
GENERAL NOTES
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"A Chapman & Hall book."
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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pt. 1. The math in your life. Health, safety and mathematics -- Making sense of your world with statistics -- Visualizing with mathematics -- Money and risk -- pt. 2. The life in your math! Deciding to make the best decisions -- Art imitating math -- Mathematics of sound (and the sound of mathematics) -- Late night mathematics: humor and philosophy