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Mathematics and humor /
John Allen Paulos cleverly scrutinizes the mathematical structures of jokes, puns, paradoxes, spoonerisms, riddles, and other forms of humor, drawing examples from such sources as Rabelais, Shakespeare, James Beattie, Rene Thom, Lewis Carroll, Arthur Koestler, W.C. Fields, and Woody Allen.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
1982, ©1980.
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| Edición: | Pbk. ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | John Allen Paulos cleverly scrutinizes the mathematical structures of jokes, puns, paradoxes, spoonerisms, riddles, and other forms of humor, drawing examples from such sources as Rabelais, Shakespeare, James Beattie, Rene Thom, Lewis Carroll, Arthur Koestler, W.C. Fields, and Woody Allen. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (116 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-112). |
| ISBN: | 9780226650234 0226650235 |