Math for the Frightened: Facing Scary Sy by Pask, Colin

Math for the Frightened: Facing Scary Symbols and Everything Else That Freaks You Out About Mathematics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781616144210)

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Math for the Frightened: Facing Scary Sy by Pask, Colin

Math for the Frightened: Facing Scary Symbols and Everything Else That Freaks You Out About Mathematics

$19.00
Math for the Frightened: Facing Scary Sy by Pask, Colin

Math for the Frightened: Facing Scary Symbols and Everything Else That Freaks You Out About Mathematics

$19.00
Format: Paperback
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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 simple yet intriguing examples in number theory, Pask generates confidence in thinking mathematically and reveals the pleasure of seeing how mathematical patterns evolve and are explored.

Author: Colin Pask
ISBN-10: 1616144211
ISBN-13: 9781616144210
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Language: English
Published: 10/20/2011
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.35lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 0.90d

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Choice 05/01/2012
By Colin Pask
By Colin Pask
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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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