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Title: Coincidences, Chaos, and All That Math Jazz: Making Light of Weighty Ideas
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Publication Date: 2005
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0393059456
ISBN 13: 9780393059458
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good

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An irreverent and accessible explanation of challenging puzzles within the world of mathematics considers such topics as the link between a pineapple's spirals and the famous Fibonacci numbers, the shape of the universe as reflected by a twisted strip of paper, and the parallels between the Lincoln and Kennedy assassinations. 50,000 first printing.

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Edward B. Burger (Williams College) and Michael Starbird (University of Texas at Austin) are award-winning professors, authors, and speakers.

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