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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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Weltman, Anna (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2020]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:"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 meaningful contributions to mathematics"--
Physical Description:1 online resource (240 pages): illustrations ;
ISBN:9781421438207