The Jungles of Randomness
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1998
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-29587-7 (ISBN)
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-29587-7 (ISBN)
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Now the best-selling author of "The Mathematical Tourist" and "Islands of Truth" takes readers on an enlightening journey into the thrilling world of randomness in mathematics. Along the way, he explores how abstract mathematics can yield solutions to real-world problems and generate precise predictions and provides a connoisseur's selection of new and important theories and discoveries in everyday life. Includes 50 illustrations, including 8 pages of striking color images.
IVARS PETERSON is one of today's most popular math authors. He is the mathematics and physics editor of Science News, and the author of four previous books, including the bestselling The Mathematical Tourist and Islands of Truth: A Mathematical Mystery Cruise. Mr. Peterson received the award for "exceptional skill in communicating mathematics to the general audience" in 1991 from the Joint Policy Board for Mathematics.
Verlagsort | New York |
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Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik |
ISBN-10 | 0-471-29587-6 / 0471295876 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-471-29587-7 / 9780471295877 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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