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What's the use? : how mathematics shapes everyday life / Ian Stewart.
"An esteemed mathematician shows how math powers the world, from technology to health care and beyond"-- Provided by publisher
Record details
- ISBN: 9781541699489
- ISBN: 1541699483
- Physical Description: 326 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First US edition.
- Publisher: New York : Basic Books, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-307) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Unreasonable effectiveness -- How politicians pick their voters -- Let the pigeon drive the bus -- The kidneys of Königsberg -- Stay safe in cyberspace -- The number plane -- Papa, can you multiply triplets? -- Boing! -- Trust me, I'm a transform -- Smile, please! -- Are we nearly there yet? -- De-ising the arctic -- Call the topologist -- The fox and the hedgehog. |
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| Subject: | Mathematics > Popular works. |
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- 2 of 3 copies available at SPARK Libraries.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Reading Public Library RPL - Main | 510 Ste (Text) | 33223008705922 | Non-fiction | Available | - |
| Allentown Public Library | 510 STEW (Text) | 34455007000769 | Adult Nonfiction 1st FL | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Main Library | 510 (Text) | 33062009495533 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked Out | 05/10/2024 |
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