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Mathematics: The Science of Patterns: The Search for Order in Life, Mind and the Universe - Softcover

Devlin, Keith

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9780716760221: Mathematics: The Science of Patterns: The Search for Order in Life, Mind and the Universe
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ISBN 10: 0716760223 ISBN 13: 9780716760221
Publisher: Scientific American Library, 1997

Synopsis

"The great book of nature," said Galileo, "can be read only by those who know the language in which it is written. And this language is mathematics." A richly illustrated celebration of the beauty and elegance of this ever-evolving language, Mathematics: The Science of Patterns explores the many ways mathematics helps us understand our perceptions of reality--both the physical, biological, and social worlds without, and the realm of ideas and thoughts within.

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About the Author

Keith Devlin is Dean of the School of Science at Saint Mary's College of California and Senior Researcher at Stanford University's Center for the Study of Language and Information. A key participant in the six-part PBS television series "Life by the Numbers," he is the author of Life by the Numbers; Goodbye, Descartes; Logic and Information; Mathematics: The New Golden Age; and InfoSense: Turning Information into Knowledge.

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Publisher
Scientific American Library
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0716760223
ISBN 13 
9780716760221
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
216
Rating
  • 4.11 out of 5 stars
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