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050 00 QA99|b.B87 2005 
100 1  Burger, Edward B.,|d1963- 
245 10 Coincidences, chaos, and all that math jazz :|bmaking 
       light of weighty ideas /|cEdward B. Burger & Michael 
       Starbird ; original art by Alan Witschonke Illustration 
250    1st ed 
260    New York :|bW.W. Norton,|cc2005 
300    ix, 276 p. :|bill. ;|c25 cm 
504    Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]) and index 
505 0  Understanding uncertainty : coincidences, chaos, and 
       confusion -- Unbridled coincidences : likelihood, lady 
       luck, and lady love -- Chaos reigns : why we can't predict
       the future -- Digesting life's data : statistical 
       surprises --  Embracing figu 
520    An explanation of challenging puzzles within the world of 
       mathematics considers such topics as the link between a 
       pineapple's spirals and the famous Fibonacci numbers, and 
       the shape of the universe as reflected by a twisted strip 
       of paper 
650  0 Mathematics|vHumor 
700 1  Starbird, Michael P 
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