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| 005 | 20180722222653.0 | ||
| 008 | 151029t20162016nyua b 001 0 eng d | ||
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_a(OCoLC)920018263 _z(OCoLC)951007196 |
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_aWilkes, Jason, _eauthor. _9304264 |
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_aBurn math class : _band reinvent mathematics for yourself / _cJason Wilkes. |
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_aNew York : _bBasic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group, _c[2016] |
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| 264 | 4 | _c©2016 | |
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_a392 pages : _billustrations ; _c25 cm |
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_atext _2rdacontent |
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_aunmediated _2rdamedia |
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_avolume _2rdacarrier |
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| 504 | _aIncludes bibliographical references and index. | ||
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_aThe author focuses on how mathematics is created rather than on mathematical facts and teaches the subject without requiring memorization or any mathematical knowledge beyond basic computation. _cSource other than the Library of Congress. |
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| 505 | 0 | _aAct I. Ex nihilo ; Interlude 1 : Dilating time ; The infinite power of the infinite magnifying glass ; Interlude 2 : How to get something from nothing ; As if summoned from the void ; Interlude 3 : A backward look to the future -- Act II. On circles and giving up ; Interlude 4 : The nostalgia device ; Aesthetics and the immovable object ; Interlude 5 : Two clouds -- Act III. Two in one ; Interlude 6 : Slaying sharp ; N New is old ; Interlude N : (Mis)interpreted (readings) (re)interpreted : [Aleph] : The infinite beauty of the infinite wilderness ; Chapterlude [omega] : In nihilo -- Dictionary. | |
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_aMathematics _vPopular works. _962181 |
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