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050	0	0	_aQA99 _b.D8 2011
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100	1		_aDu Sautoy, Marcus.
245	1	4	_aThe number mysteries : _ba mathematical odyssey through everyday life / _cMarcus du Sautoy.
250			_a1st Palgrave Macmillan ed.
260			_aNew York : _bPalgrave Macmillan, _c2011.
300			_a264 p. : _bill. ; _c21 cm.
500			_aIncludes index.
520			_a"Every time we download music, take a flight across the Atlantic or talk on our cell phones, we are relying on great mathematical inventions. In The Number Mysteries, one of our generations foremost mathematicians Marcus du Sautoy offers a playful and accessible examination of numbers and how, despite efforts of the greatest minds, the most fundamental puzzles of nature remain unsolved. Du Sautoy tells about the quest to predict the future from the flight of asteroids to an impending storm, from bending a ball like Beckham to forecasting population growth. He brings to life the beauty behind five mathematical puzzles that have contributed to our understanding of the world around us and have helped develop the technology to cope with it. With loads of games to play and puzzles to solve, this is a math book for everyone"--Provided by publisher.
650		7	_aMathematics. _2Sears
999			_c1547 _d1547