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Mathematical fallacies, flaws, and flimflam /

Through hard experience mathematicians have learned to subject even the most 'evident' assertions to rigorous scrutiny, as intuition and facile reasoning can often be misleading. However, errors can slip past the most watchful eye, they are often subtle and difficult to detect; but when fo...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Barbeau, Edward, 1938- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, DC : Mathematical Association of America, [2000]
Colección:MAA spectrum.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Numbers
  • Algebra and trigonometry
  • Geometry
  • Finite mathematics
  • Probability
  • Calculus: limits and derivatives
  • Calculus: integration and differential equations
  • Calculus: multivariate and applications
  • Linear and modern algebra
  • Advanced undergraduate mathematics
  • Parting shots