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Very good: A book that does not look new and has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious ...
Country of Publication
United States
City of Publication
New York
ISBN
1560256729
EAN
9781560256724
Date of Publication
20050307
Publication Name
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Type
Hardback
Release Title
The Math Instinct: Why You're a Mathematical Genius (along wit...
Artist
Devlin, Keith
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Book Title
Math Instinct : Why You're a Mathematical Genius (Along with Lobsters, Birds, Cats, and Dogs)
Publisher
Basic Books
Item Length
8.6 in
Publication Year
2005
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1 in
Author
Keith J.Devlin
Genre
Science
Topic
Life Sciences / General
Item Weight
16.6 Oz
Item Width
5.9 in
Number of Pages
272 Pages

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Publisher
Basic Books
ISBN-10
1560256729
ISBN-13
9781560256724
eBay Product ID (ePID)
44675622

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Book Title
Math Instinct : Why You're a Mathematical Genius (Along with Lobsters, Birds, Cats, and Dogs)
Number of Pages
272 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2005
Topic
Life Sciences / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Science
Author
Keith J.Devlin
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
16.6 Oz
Item Length
8.6 in
Item Width
5.9 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2005-277465
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
510
Synopsis
There are two kinds of math: the hard kind and the easy kind. The easy kind, practiced by ants, shrimp, Welsh corgis--and us--is innate. What innate calculating skills do we humans have? Leaving aside built-in mathematics, such as the visual system, ordinary people do just fine when faced with mathematical tasks in the course of the day. Yet when they are confronted with the same tasks presented as "math," their accuracy often drops. But if we have innate mathematical ability, why do we have to teach math and why do most of us find it so hard to learn? Are there tricks or strategies that the ordinary person can do to improve mathematical ability? Can we improve our math skills by learning from dogs, cats, and other creatures that "do math"? The answer to each of these questions is a qualified yes. All these examples of animal math suggest that if we want to do better in the formal kind of math, we should see how it arises from natural mathematics. From NPR's "Math Guy"--The Math Instinct will provide even the most number-phobic among us with confidence in our own mathematical abilities., There are two kinds of math: the hard kind and the easy kind. The easy kind, practiced by ants, shrimp, Welsh corgis--and us--is innate. What innate calculating skills do we humans have? Leaving aside built-in mathematics, such as the visual system, ordinary people do just fine when faced with mathematical tasks in the course of the day. Yet when they are confronted with the same tasks presented as "math," their accuracy often drops. But if we have innate mathematical ability, why do we have to teach math and why do most of us find it so hard to learn? Are there tricks or strategies that the ordinary person can do to improve mathematical ability? Can we improve our math skills by learning from dogs, cats, and other creatures that "do math"? The answer to each of these questions is a qualified yes. All these examples of animal math suggest that if we want to do better in the formal kind of math, we should see how it arises from natural mathematics. From NPR's "Math Guy"-- The Math Instinct will provide even the most number-phobic among us with confidence in our own mathematical abilities.
LC Classification Number
QA93 .D4588 2005

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