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Author Devlin, Keith J.

Title The math instinct : why you're a mathematical genius (along with lobsters, birds, cats and dogs) / by Keith Devlin.

Publication Info. New York, N.Y. : Thunder's Mouth Press, [2005]
©2005

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Location Call No. Status
 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  510 DEV    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  510 DEVLIN    Check Shelf
Description 279 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Out of the minds of babies -- Elvis: the Welsh corgi who knows calculus -- What is mathematics? -- Where am I and where am I going? -- Nature's architects: the creatures that can do math of construction -- Natural artists: the animals (and plants) that create beautiful patterns -- It's just a step to the right: the math of motion -- The eyes have it: the hidden math of vision -- Animals in the math class -- Razor sharp: the mathematical tricks of street traders and supermarket shoppers -- All numbers great and small -- The trouble with meaningless math -- Tapping into our math instinct.
Subject Mathematics.
Mathematics -- Philosophy.
ISBN 1560256729: $25.00
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