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| 001 - CONTROL NUMBER |
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17346747 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER |
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OSt |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION |
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20200706235049.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION |
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120614s2012 maua 000 0 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2012017320 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780544105850 (pbk) |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Transcribing agency |
NIL |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
510 |
| Edition number |
23 |
| Item number |
STR-J 2012 10637 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Strogatz, Steven H. |
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| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The joy of X : |
| Remainder of title |
a guided tour of math, from one to infinity / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Steven Strogatz. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Boston : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c2012. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xii, 316 p. : |
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ill. ; |
| Dimensions |
24 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
"In 2010, award-winning professor Steven Strogatz wrote a series for the New York Times online called "The Elements of Math." It was hugely popular: Each piece climbed the most emailed list and elicited hundreds of comments. Readers begged for more, and Strogatz has now delivered. In this fun, fast-paced book, he offers us all a second chance at math. Each short chapter of The Joy of X provides an "Aha!" moment, starting with why numbers are helpful, and moving on to such topics as shapes, calculus, fat tails, and infinity. Strogatz explains the ideas of math gently and clearly, with wit, insight, and brilliant illustrations. Assuming no knowledge, only curiosity, he shows how math connects to literature, philosophy, law, medicine, art, business, even pop culture and current events. For example, did O.J. do it? How should you flip your mattress to get the maximum wear out of it? How does Google search the Internet? How many people should you date before settling down? Strogatz is the math teacher you wish you'd had, and The Joy of X is the book you'll want to give to all your smart and curious friends. "-- |
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Provided by publisher. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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Mathematics |
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Books |
