Beyond Numeracy
From the author of the national bestseller Innumeracy, a delightful exploration and explanation of mathematical concepts from algebra to zero in easily accessible alphabetical entries. "Paulos . . . does for mathematics what The Joy of Sex did for the boudoir. . . ."--Washington Post Book World. First time in paperback. more
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Recent Reviews
- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-11-2008
- Encyclopedic knowledge on mathematical topics
The book consists of short articles on key mathematical topics. The best articles are the ones really focused on mathematical or geometrical topics, especially the ones where he went down to the explanation or demonstration. Other topics...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-24-2005
- A good starter on some of the more esoteric topics of math
But you can save your money by only buying a used version of this book.But how many people do you think are going to be interested in what are quadratic equations if they happen to have missed them in high school? If they haven't seen...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-13-2004
- GREAT INTRO REFERENCE TO SIMPLE AND COMPLEX MATH
This is almost a sequel to Innumeracy in which Paulos goes beyond the simple exposition of people's difficulties with math to teach, in a very readable fashion, to main concepts of mathematics, be it simple high school, college, or even...
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- 5/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Jan-25-2004
- one of the few great mathematics books.
I was captured entirely by "innumaracy", so i dwelve deeper into John Allen Paulo works, his website and other books, and i manage to buy several of the books.I particularly like beyond numeracy. It is not as easily read as innumeracy,...
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- 4/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Aug-11-2008
- Encyclopedic knowledge on mathematical topics
The book consists of short articles on key mathematical topics. The best articles are the ones really focused on mathematical or geometrical topics, especially the ones where he went down to the explanation or demonstration. Other topics...
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- 3/5
- From: Amazon
- Posted: Feb-24-2002
- Good for those with interest in math to start
I thought this a good book that showed how math is valuable in the real world. The author tries to avoid reading like a text book to try and make math come alive. He is moderately successful, but it is hard not to have some mathy jargon...
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