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The universe and the teacup : the mathematics of truth and beauty / K.C. Cole.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cole, K. C.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics.
- Truth (Aesthetics).
- Aesthetics.
- Physical Description:
- x, 214 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Harcourt Brace, [1998]
- Summary:
- In a poetic and passionate book that reveals how mathematics leads to fundamental truths of the universe, noted science writer K.C. Cole demystifies mathematics, relating it to such commonplace occurrences as the O.J. Simpson verdict, the voting theories that kept Lani Guinier out of office, and the errors that undermine the Bell Curve. Line art.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [203]-208) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0151003238
- OCLC:
- 37141125
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