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245 00 a| Is mathematics inevitable? :b| a miscellany /c| edited by Underwood Dudley.;

260 a| Washington, D.C. :b| Mathematical Association of America,c| 2008.;

300 a| x, 325 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm.;

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505 0 a| Dieudonné on mathematics -- Why is mathematics? -- Is mathematics inevitable? -- A defense of quadratic equations -- Obtuse triangles -- A small paradox -- Applied mathematics -- The law of small numbers -- The parallel postulate -- Arithmetic in the United States -- The Moore method -- Early calculus -- Problems -- A tangled tale -- A brief life -- Cardano -- Boole and finite differences -- Calculating prodigies -- James Smith, circle-squarer -- Legislating [pi] -- Mathematics and music -- Mathematics books -- Irrational square roots -- The Euler-Diderot anecdote -- Mathematics made difficult -- Mathematical humor.;

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700 12 a| Aubry, John.t| Brief lives.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

700 12 a| Cardano, Girolamo,d| 1501-1576t| Propria vita.l| English.=| ^A46338;

700 12 a| Carroll, Lewis,d| 1832-1898t| Tangled tale.=| ^A28814;

700 12 a| Cohen, Patricia Clinet| Calculating people.=| ^A140002;

700 12 a| Dieudonné, Jean,d| 1906-1992.t| Mathematics and mathematicians.=| ^A29190;

700 12 a| Gallian, Joseph A.t| Assigning driver's license numbers.=| ^A771360;

700 12 a| Gillings, Richard J.t| So-called Euler-Diderot incident.=| ^A272401;

700 12 a| Guy, Richard K.t| Strong law of small numbers.=| ^A174808;

700 12 a| Guy, Richard K.t| There are three times as many obtuse-angled triangles as there are acute-angled ones.=| ^A174808;

700 12 a| Hallerberg, Arthur E.q| (Arthur Edward),d| 1918-1978.t| Indiana's squared circle.=| ^A913083;

700 12 a| Halmos, Paul R.q| (Paul Richard),d| 1916-2006.t| I want to be a mathematician.=| ^A113969;

700 12 a| Hemenway, David,d| 1945-t| Why your classes are larger than "average."=| ^A94174;

700 12 a| Kline, Morris,d| 1908-1992t| Mathematics and the physical world.=| ^A46207;

700 12 a| Linderholm, Carl E.t| Mathematics made difficult.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

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700 12 a| Smith, David Eugene,d| 1860-1944t| On the origin of certain typical problems.=| ^A14208;

700 12 a| Smith, James,d| 1805-1872.t| Quadrature of the circle.=| ^A913084;

700 12 a| Smith, Steven Bradleyt| Great mental calculators.=| ^A146116;

700 12 a| Synge, J. L.q| (John Lighton),d| 1897-1995t| George Boole and the calculus of finite differences.=| ^A33468;

700 12 a| Trudeau, Richard J.t| Problem with postulate 5.=| ^A85079;

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Is mathematics inevitable? : a miscellany / edited by Underwood Dudley.

Format	Book
Publication Info	Washington, D.C. : Mathematical Association of America, 2008.
Description	x, 325 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects	Mathematics--Miscellanea. Mathematics--Humor.

Other author/creator	Klosinski, Leonard F.
Other author/creator	Dudley, Underwood.
Included Work	Alexanderson, Gerald L. On the value of mathematics (books)
Included Work	Altshiller-Court, Nathan, 1881-1968. Mathematics in fun and in earnest.
Included Work	Aubry, John. Brief lives.
Included Work	Cardano, Girolamo, 1501-1576 Propria vita. English.
Included Work	Carroll, Lewis, 1832-1898 Tangled tale.
Included Work	Cohen, Patricia Cline Calculating people.
Included Work	Dieudonné, Jean, 1906-1992. Mathematics and mathematicians.
Included Work	Gallian, Joseph A. Assigning driver's license numbers.
Included Work	Gillings, Richard J. So-called Euler-Diderot incident.
Included Work	Guy, Richard K. Strong law of small numbers.
Included Work	Guy, Richard K. There are three times as many obtuse-angled triangles as there are acute-angled ones.
Included Work	Hallerberg, Arthur E. (Arthur Edward), 1918-1978. Indiana's squared circle.
Included Work	Halmos, Paul R. (Paul Richard), 1916-2006. I want to be a mathematician.
Included Work	Hemenway, David, 1945- Why your classes are larger than "average."
Included Work	Kline, Morris, 1908-1992 Mathematics and the physical world.
Included Work	Linderholm, Carl E. Mathematics made difficult.
Included Work	McCabe, Robert L. Theodorus' irrationality proofs.
Included Work	Rothstein, Edward, 1952- Emblems of mind.
Included Work	Sholander, Marlow. On the set of legs of a horse.
Included Work	Smith, David Eugene, 1860-1944 On the origin of certain typical problems.
Included Work	Smith, James, 1805-1872. Quadrature of the circle.
Included Work	Smith, Steven Bradley Great mental calculators.
Included Work	Synge, J. L. (John Lighton), 1897-1995 George Boole and the calculus of finite differences.
Included Work	Trudeau, Richard J. Problem with postulate 5.
Included Work	Ying, Wong Ngai. Why is a restaurant's business worse in the owner's eyes than in the customers'?
Series	Spectrum series MAA spectrum. ^A308377
Contents	Dieudonné on mathematics -- Why is mathematics? -- Is mathematics inevitable? -- A defense of quadratic equations -- Obtuse triangles -- A small paradox -- Applied mathematics -- The law of small numbers -- The parallel postulate -- Arithmetic in the United States -- The Moore method -- Early calculus -- Problems -- A tangled tale -- A brief life -- Cardano -- Boole and finite differences -- Calculating prodigies -- James Smith, circle-squarer -- Legislating [pi] -- Mathematics and music -- Mathematics books -- Irrational square roots -- The Euler-Diderot anecdote -- Mathematics made difficult -- Mathematical humor.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Other title	Quadratic equations.
LCCN	2007940798
ISBN	9780883855669
ISBN	0883855666

Is mathematics inevitable? : a miscellany / edited by Underwood Dudley.

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