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The universe and the teacup : the mathematics of truth and beauty
- Title
- The universe and the teacup : the mathematics of truth and beauty / K.C. Cole.
- Author
- Cole, K. C.
- Publication
- New York : Harcourt Brace, ©1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | QA36 .C65 1998 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- x, 214 p. : ill.; 22 cm.
- Summary
- Discusses the relevance of mathematics to most aspects of life, and directly relates ideas from math to problem solving in unusual places, such as whether there is life on Mars, and the Unabomber case.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-208) and index.
- Contents
- ch. 1. What's math got to do with it -- pt 1. Where mind meets math -- ch. 2. Exponential amplification -- ch. 3. Calculated risks -- pt. 2. Interpreting the physical world -- ch. 4. Measure of man, woman, and thing -- ch. 5. Matter of scale -- ch. 6. Emerging properties: more is different -- ch. 7. Mathematics of prediction -- ch. 8. Signal in the haystack -- pt. 3. Interpreting the social world -- ch. 9. Voting: Lani Guinier was right -- ch. 10. Fair division: the wisdom of Solomon -- ch. 11. Mathematics of kindness: math proves the golden rule -- pt. 4. Mathematics of truth -- ch. 12. Truth about why things happen -- ch. 13. Burden of proof -- ch. 14. Emmy and Albert: the unvarying nature of truth.
- ISBN
- 0151003238
- 9780151003235
- 9780156006569
- 0156006561
- LCCN
- 97022338
- OCLC
- ocm37141125
- 37141125
- SCSB-568003
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library