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001    ocn174134134 
003    OCoLC 
005    20080520165059.0 
008    071005t20082008nyua     b    001 0 eng   
010      2007041784 
020    9780061241765 
020    0061241768 
035    (OCoLC)174134134 
035    (Sirsi) i9780061241765 
040    DLC|beng|cDLC|dBAKER|dBTCTA|dYDXCP|dC#P|dIH9|dBWX|dGLU 
049    GLUA 
050 00 QA8.4|b.S72 2008 
082 00 510|222 
100 1  Stein, James D.,|d1941-|q(James DeWitt) 
245 10 How math explains the world :|ba guide to the power of 
       numbers, from car repair to modern physics /|cJames D. 
       Stein. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York :|bCollins,|c[2008] 
264  4 |c©2008 
300    xxi, 264 pages :|billustrations ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
500    "Smithsonian books" -- T.p. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Prologue: Why your car never seems to be ready when they 
       promised -- Describing the universe -- The measure of all 
       things -- Reality checks -- All things great and small -- 
       The incomplete toolbox -- Impossible constructions -- The 
       Hope Diamond of mathematics -- Never the twain shall meet 
       -- Even logic has limits -- Space and time: is that all 
       there is? -- Information: the Goldilocks dilemma -- 
       Murphy's law -- The disorganized universe -- The raw 
       materials -- The unattainable utopia -- Cracks in the 
       foundation -- The smoke-filled rooms -- Through a glass 
       darkly. 
650  0 Mathematics|xPhilosophy. 
650  0 Mathematics|xStudy and teaching|xPsychological aspects. 
650  0 Mathematics|xSociological aspects. 
650  0 Number concept. 
650  0 Mathematical ability. 
994    02|bGLU