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008			101217s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng
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020			_a1616144211 : PAP _c$19.00
020			_a9781616144210
035			_a(Sirsi) li1616144211
035			_a(OCoLC)679931673
037			_bPrometheus Books, Attn: Richard Snydar 59 John Glenn Dr, Amherst, NY, USA, 14228 SAN 202-0289
050	0	0	_aQA41 _b.P37 2011
082	0	0	_a510.1/48 _222
092			_a510.148 _bP282m
100	1		_aPask, Colin, _d1943-
245	1	0	_aMath for the frightened : _bfacing scary symbols and everything else that freaks you out about mathematics / _cColin Pask.
260			_aAmherst, N.Y. : _bPrometheus Books, _c2011.
300			_a380 p. : _bill. ; _c26 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aWhere to begin? -- Fibonacci's Proposition Two -- Equations : information and interpretation -- The proof -- Thinking aroun d the proof -- But why is it true? Seeing it another way -- Building up the mathematics -- Back to Pythagorean triples -- Logical steps and linear equations -- Paramenters, quadratic equations, and beyond -- Any number -- Symbols -- First applications -- Mathematics and the invisible world -- CAT scans -- Social planning and mathematical surprises -- Geomtry and Euclid -- An alternative approach : geometry meets algebra -- Symmetry -- Ways of thinking and how we do mathematics -- Final thoughts.
650		0	_aMathematical notation _xPsychological aspects.
650		0	_aMathematics _vMiscellanea.
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