Pask, Colin,  1943- <br/><br/>
Math for the frightened :  facing scary symbols and everything else that freaks you out about mathematics / 
Colin Pask. 
 - Amherst, N.Y. :  Prometheus Books,  2011. 
 - 380 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-376) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781616144210 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 1616144211 (pbk. : acid-free paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2010048457  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mathematical notation.<br/>Mathematics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA41  / .P37 2011 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>510.1/48