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The Language of Mathematics: Making the Invisible Visible

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Availability:In StockContributor:Keith DevlinPublish date:2000-03-13Pages:368
Language:EnglishPublisher:Holt PaperbacksISBN-13:9780805072549ISBN-10:805072543UPC:9780805072549Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, EssaysSize:9.22 x 6.36 x 0.91 inchesWeight:0.9612Product ID:SC1GP0WH1A

The Language of Mathematics: Making the Invisible Visible

"The great book of nature," said Galileo, "can be read only by those who know the language in which it was written. And this language is mathematics." In The Language of Mathematics, award-winning author Keith Devlin reveals the vital role mathematics plays in our eternal quest to understand who we are and the world we live in. More than just the study of numbers, mathematics provides us with the...

Language:EnglishPublisher:Holt PaperbacksISBN-13:9780805072549ISBN-10:805072543UPC:9780805072549Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, EssaysSize:9.22 x 6.36 x 0.91 inchesWeight:0.9612Product ID:SC1GP0WH1A

Keith Devlin is Dean of the School of Science at Saint Mary's College of California and Senior Researcher at Stanford University's center for the Study of Language and Information. A key participant in the six-part PBS television series Life by the Numbers, he is the author of Life by Numbers; Goodbye, Descartes; Logic and Information; Mathematics: The New Golden Age; and InfoSense: Turning...

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