Dude, Can You Count? Stories, Challenges and Adventures in Mathematics

Imagine algebra class meets The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy... Meet JJ, an unusual character with a unique vantage position from which he can measure and monitor humanity's progress. Armed with a device that compels all around it to tell the truth, JJ offers a satirical evaluation of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: SpringerLink (Online service)
Otros Autores: Constanda, Christian (Editor )
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London : Springer London : Imprint: Copernicus, 2009.
Edición:1st ed. 2009.
Temas:
Mathematics.
Engineering.
Life sciences.
Social sciences.
Humanities.
Science.
Technology and Engineering.
Life Sciences.
Humanities and Social Sciences.
Physical Sciences.
Mathematics and Computing.
Acceso en línea:Texto Completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • JJ and the MICQ
  • The Mathematical Commandments
  • The Public School System
  • The School Mathematical Education
  • Language, Grammar, and Punctuation
  • Foreign Languages
  • Foreign Countries and Foreigners
  • Mathematics and the Public
  • The Question of Calculus
  • Political Correctness
  • TV Advertising
  • Highway Driving
  • Units of Measurement
  • Percentages and Living on Debt
  • Modern Art
  • Averages and Buying Cars
  • The Public Media
  • The Criminal Legal System
  • Civil Litigation
  • Statistics and Probability
  • Academic Politics
  • Antisocial Behavior
  • Mathematicians Versus Engineers
  • The Evolution of Knowledge
  • The Virtues of Mathematics.

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