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Encyclopedia of mathematics and society : mathematics in culture and society / editors, Sarah J. Greenwald and Jill E. Thomley.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics--Social aspects.
- Mathematics.
- Mathematics--History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (x, 159 pages) : illustrations
- Other Title:
- Mathematics in culture and society
- Place of Publication:
- Ipswich, Mass. : Salem Press, c2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Covers mathematics as used in daily life in pursuit of sports and recreational activities such as football, skydiving, and crossword puzzles.
- Contents:
- ""Encyclopedia of Mathematics and Society: Mathematics in Culture and Society""; ""Contents""; ""List of Contributors""; ""Acrostics, Word Squares, and Crosswords""; ""Algebra in Society""; ""Archery""; ""Ballet""; ""Ballroom Dancing""; ""Baseball""; ""Basketball""; ""Basketry""; ""Betting and Fairness""; ""Billiards""; ""Birthday Problem""; ""Board Games""; ""Calculus in Society""; ""Cheerleading""; ""Climbing""; ""Cocktail Party Problem""; ""Composing""; ""Connections in Society""; ""Cooking""; ""Crochet and Knitting""; ""Dice Games""; ""Extreme Sports""; ""Fantasy Sports Leagues""
- ""Fireworks""""Fishing""; ""Football""; ""Geometry in Society""; ""Geometry of Music""; ""Golden Ratio""; ""Gymnastics""; ""Harmonics""; ""Hockey""; ""Knots""; ""Lotteries""; ""Magic""; ""Marriage""; ""Martial Arts""; ""Mathematical Puzzles""; ""Mathematics and Religion""; ""Mathematics Genealogy Project""; ""Measurement in Society""; ""Musical Theater""; ""Numbers and God""; ""Origami""; ""Painting""; ""Percussion Instruments""; ""Popular Music""; ""Predicting Divorce""; ""Puzzles""; ""Pythagorean and Fibonacci Tuning""; ""Quilting""; ""Racquet Games""; ""Rankings""
- ""Representations in Society""""Scales""; ""Sculpture""; ""Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon""; ""Skating, Figure""; ""Skydiving""; ""Soccer""; ""Sport Handicapping""; ""Square Dancing""; ""Step and Tap Dancing""; ""String Instruments""; ""Sudoku""; ""Swimming""; ""Symmetry""; ""Textiles""; ""Tic-Tac-Toe""; ""Volleyball""; ""Wind Instruments""; ""Resource Guide""; ""Index""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283803915
- 1283803917
- 9781429837569
- 142983756X
- OCLC:
- 820818923
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