Havil J.:
Nonplussed

Mathematical Proof Of Implausible Ideas

University Presses Of California, Columbia And Princeton (United States), 2007
Hardback, 208 pages
Size: 229x152 mm
ISBN: 9780691120560
ISBN-10: 0691120560

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Nonplussed

Presents a collection of paradoxes from many different areas of math which reveals the math that shows the truth of these and many other unbelievable ideas. This book gives attention to problems from probability and statistics, areas where intuition can easily be wrong. It talks about the history and people associated with many of these problems.

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