Math for the Frightened: Facing Scary Symbols and Everything Else That Freaks You Out About Mathematics - Paperback
by Colin Pask
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781616144210ISBN-10:1616144211UPC:9781616144210Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:Study & TeachingSize:9.90 x 7.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.3514Product ID:SC88421PYX
Math for the Frightened: Facing Scary Symbols and Everything Else That Freaks You Out About Mathematics
There's something about a language of symbols and equations that most people find intimidating. Mathematician Colin Pask gently introduces you to the main ideas of mathematics and painlessly demonstrates how they are expressed in terms of symbols. He teaches the reader not onlywhy symbols are used, and how and why equations are constructed, but also exactly what is achieved by doing that. Through...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Prometheus BooksISBN-13:9781616144210ISBN-10:1616144211UPC:9781616144210Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:Study & TeachingSize:9.90 x 7.00 x 0.90 inchesWeight:1.3514Product ID:SC88421PYX
Colin Pask (Canberra, Australia) is an emeritus professor of mathematics and a visiting fellow and professor in the School of Physical, Environmental and Mathematical Sciences at the University of New South Wales in Canberra, Australia.
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