The Resource How math explains the world : a guide to the power of numbers, from car repair to modern physics, James D. Stein
How math explains the world : a guide to the power of numbers, from car repair to modern physics, James D. Stein
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The item How math explains the world : a guide to the power of numbers, from car repair to modern physics, James D. Stein represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in East Baton Rouge Parish Library.
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- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxi, 264 pages
- Contents
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- 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
- Isbn
- 9780061241765
- Label
- How math explains the world : a guide to the power of numbers, from car repair to modern physics
- Title
- How math explains the world
- Title remainder
- a guide to the power of numbers, from car repair to modern physics
- Statement of responsibility
- James D. Stein
- Language
- eng
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 260893
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1941-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stein, James D.
- Dewey number
- 510
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Mathematics
- Mathematics
- Mathematics
- Number concept
- Mathematical ability
- http://bibfra.me/vocab/lite/titleRemainder
- a guide to the power of numbers, from car repair to modern physics
- Label
- How math explains the world : a guide to the power of numbers, from car repair to modern physics, James D. Stein
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxi, 264 pages
- Isbn
- 9780061241765
- Lccn
- 2007041784
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- ocn174134134
- OCoLC
- Label
- How math explains the world : a guide to the power of numbers, from car repair to modern physics, James D. Stein
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- 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
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxi, 264 pages
- Isbn
- 9780061241765
- Lccn
- 2007041784
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- ocn174134134
- OCoLC
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