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Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty Ideas
Contributor(s): Burger, Edward B. (Author), Starbird, Michael (Author)

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 ISBN: 0393329313     ISBN-13: 9780393329315
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 2006
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Annotation: By starting in the familiar world and using a few simple steps of imagination, Burger and Starbird sneak up on weighty mathematical ideas in familiar mysteries that share two features--they appear inexplicable and they are all explained with great humor and clarity in this book.
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BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | Essays
Dewey: 510
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" L (0.70 lbs) 288 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
 
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A book for the eternally curious, Coincidences fuses a professor's understanding of the hidden mathematical skeleton of the universe with the sensibility of a stand-up comedian, making life's big questions accessible and compelling. Each chapter opens with a surprising insight--not a mathematic formula, but a common observation. From there, the authors leapfrog over math and anecdote toward profound ideas about nature, art, and music. Coincidences is a book for lovers of puzzles and posers of outlandish questions, lapsed math aficionados and the formula-phobic alike.

Contributor Bio(s): Starbird, Michael: - Michael Starbird is a University Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Texas at Austin and is a member of UT's Academy of Distinguished Teachers. He lives in Texas.Burger, Edward B.: - Edward B. Burger is professor of mathematics and chair at Williams College. He has won several prestigious teaching and writing awards from the Mathematical Association of America. He lives in Massachusetts.
 
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