Very Good/Very Good Condition. No marks on the text block. No marks of previous ownership or inscription. First edition, first printing. ; Height: 9.40943 Inches, Length: 7.696835 Inches, Weight: 1.75047036028 Poun; 214 pages.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

Life by the Numbers

Publisher

Wiley

Publication Date

1998

Language

English

ISBN 10

0471240443

ISBN 13

9780471240440

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition; First Printing.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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Synopsis

Featuring more than 180 photographs and illustrations, the companion book to the forthcoming PBS series hosted by Danny Glover reveals the myriad fascinating ways mathematical ideas can explain the world. 50,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. TV tie-in.

About the Author

KEITH DEVLIN is a mathematician and the Dean of the School of Science of St. Mary's College, as well as a Senior Researcher at Stanford University's Center for the Study of Language and Information. He is the author of the popular books Mathematics: The New Golden Age, Mathematics: The Science of Patterns, and Goodbye, Descartes (Wiley).

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