Math for the frightened : (Record no. 1585)
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| fixed length control field | 01493pam a2200253 a 4500 |
| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER | |
| control field | 2010048457 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | DLC |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20181201161643.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 101217s2011 nyua b 001 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 2010048457 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9781616144210 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 1616144211 (pbk. : acid-free paper) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | TnLvILS |
| 042 ## - AUTHENTICATION CODE | |
| Authentication code | pcc |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QA41 |
| Item number | .P37 2011 |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 510.1/48 |
| Edition number | 22 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Pask, Colin, |
| Dates associated with a name | 1943- |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Math for the frightened : |
| Remainder of title | facing scary symbols and everything else that freaks you out about mathematics / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Colin Pask. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Amherst, N.Y. : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Prometheus Books, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2011. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 380 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. ; |
| Dimensions | 26 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-376) and index. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Where to begin? -- Fibonacci's proposition two -- Equations: information and interpretation -- The proof -- Thinking around the proof -- But why is it true? seeing it another way -- Building up the mathematics -- Back to Pythagorean triples -- Logical steps and linear equations -- Parameters, quadratic equations, and beyond -- Any number -- Symbols -- First applications -- Mathematics and the invisible world -- CAT scans -- Social planning and mathematical surprises -- Geometry and Euclid -- An alternative approach: geometry meets algebra -- Symmetry -- Ways of thinking and how we do mathematics -- Final thoughts -- Answers for examples. |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematical notation. |
| Source of heading or term | Sears |
| 650 #7 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematics. |
| Source of heading or term | Sears |
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