Humble pi : when math goes wrong in the real world
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593084687
- ISBN: 0593084683
- ISBN: 9780593084700
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Physical Description:
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314 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm - Publisher: New York : Riverhead Books, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2019
Content descriptions
General Note: | Page numbers are in reverse order. First published in Great Britain as: Humble pi : a comedy of maths errors by Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Random House Uk, 2019--Title page verso. |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Losing track of time -- Engineering mistakes -- Little data -- Out of shape -- You can't count on it -- Does not compute -- Probably wrong -- Put your money where your mistakes are -- A roundabout way -- Too small to notice -- Units, conventions, and why can't we all just get along? -- Stats the way I like it -- Titloay Rodanm -- Does not compute -- So, what have we learned from our mistakes? |
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Subject: | Mathematics Popular works HUMOR / Trivia MATHEMATICS / Applied MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy Mathematics Mathematics Mathematics Humor Errors |
Genre: | Popular works. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Homer Public Library | 510 PAR (Text) | 000156478 | Nonfiction | Available | - |