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Supermath : The Power of Numbers for Good and Evil /
"Weltman discusses ways that math is applied to solve real-world problems in the social sciences, humanities, and arts-all while making complex lines of thought seem simple. The author also highlights stories of people who did not fit the standard portrait of a mathematician but still made mean...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Baltimore, Maryland :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
[2020]
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Is math the universal language? Math and the problem of communicating across cultures
- Can math eliminate bias? Math and the problem of fairness
- Can math predict the next move? Math and the problem of winning (or not losing, at least)
- Can math open doors? Math and the problem of opportunity
- What is genuine beauty? Math and the problem of perception.