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Author Mazur, Joseph.

Title Euclid in the rainforest : discovering universal truth in logic and math / Joseph Mazur.

Publication Info. New York : Pi, [2005]
©2005

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Location Call No. Status
 Newington, Lucy Robbins Welles Library - Adult Department  511.3 MAZUR    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  511.3 MAZUR    Check Shelf
Description xv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Logic -- The search for knowledge school -- How to persuade Jesus -- The simple and obvious truth -- What the tortoise said to Achilles -- Legendre's lament -- Infinity -- Evan's insight -- Encounters on the Aegean -- Zindo the Trojan superman -- Finding Pegasus -- Some things never end -- All else is the work of man -- Reality -- A fistful of chips -- Who's got a royal flush -- Boxcars and snake eyes -- Anna's accusation -- Dr. Mortimer, I presume.
Subject Logic, Symbolic and mathematical.
Mathematics -- Philosophy.
ISBN 0131479946
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