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Beyond Numeracy
by John Allen Paulos
An alphabetical tour of mathematical ideas from algebra to Zeno, short essays each. A dictionary for the curious.
Read it if…
you want bite-sized math concepts.
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Skip it if…
you want a narrative.
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Three things you will actually use
- Concepts in small pieces.
- Browse and return.
- Math is ideas, not drills.
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Read the entries on infinity and probability.
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