Edition |
1st ed |
Description |
ix, 276 p. : ill. ; 25 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]) and index |
Contents |
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 |
Summary |
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 |
Subject |
Mathematics -- Humor
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Added Author |
Starbird, Michael P
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ISBN |
0393059456 |
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