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You Are a Mathematician (Penguin Science) by Wells, D. G. (David Graham), 1940- is a science book available to read on EtoBox.
What is You Are a Mathematician (Penguin Science) about?
viii, 424 pages : 20 cm, The author here aims to show that mathematics is universal and open to anyone willing to change the way they look at the world. The book is a guided tour through the history of mathematics, an exploration of its many applications and myriad diversions, Includes index, The hidden world of triangles -- Numbers and patterns -- Mathematics as science -- The games of mathematics -- Creating new mathematical games -- Perception and imagination -- Likeness and analogy -- Certainty, proof and illumination -- Mathematics in science: searching for the truth -- Mathematics in science: approximate models -- The enjoyment of mathematics -- A miniature world and a long journey -- A mathematical adventure
Who reads You Are a Mathematician (Penguin Science)?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Wells, D. G. (David Graham), 1940-
- Publisher
- London : Penguin
- Published
- 1995
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780140174809
- Category
- science
- Subjects
- Fiction, Reference, Mathematics
- Rating
- 3.85 / 5 (16 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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