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Archimedes' Revenge: The Joys and Perils of Mathematics
Archimedes' Revenge The Joys and Perils of Mathematics
Author: Paul Hoffman
Now anyone can understand what the mathematical geniuses are thinking . . . . — * How topologists figured out the way to turn a smokestack into a bowling ball -- and why. — * How game theorists discovered that to elect the candidate of your choice you must sometimes vote for his opponent. — * How computer theorists intend to create a robot that wil...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393025224
ISBN-10: 0393025225
Publication Date: 5/1988
Pages: 296
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Publisher: W W Norton Co Inc
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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