| 200% of Nothing: An Eye-Opening Tour Through the Twists and Turns of Math Abuse and Innumeracy Revised Edition Contributor(s): Dewdney, A. K. (Author), Dewdney (Author) |
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ISBN: 0471145742 ISBN-13: 9780471145745 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1996 Annotation: Acclaim for "In today's world, 'innumeracy' is an even greater danger than illiteracy, and is perhaps even more common. Advertisers and politicians exploit it; intellectuals (self-styled) even flaunt it. I hope that this wise and witty book will provide cures where they are possible, and warnings where they are necessary. "It's also a lot of fun. I can guarantee that 100%."--Arthur C. Clarke "Dewdney retells with charm and wit magnificent morsels of mathematical mayhem discovered by his army of volunteer 'abuse detectives.' From 'sample trashing' to 'numerical terrorism, ' from 'percentage pumping' to 'dimensional dementia, ' 2000f Nothing plumbs the depths of innumeracy in daily life and reveals what ordinary people can do about it. A rich, readable, instructive, and persuasive book."--Lynn Arthur Steen, Professor of Mathematics, St. Olaf College |
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| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - General - Science |
| Dewey: 510 |
| LCCN: 92042173 |
| Physical Information: 0.54" H x 5.74" W x 8.73" (0.54 lbs) 194 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Acclaim for In today's world, 'innumeracy' is an even greaterdanger than illiteracy, and is perhaps even more common.Advertisers and politicians exploit it; intellectuals (self-styled)even flaunt it. I hope that this wise and witty book will providecures where they are possible, and warnings where they arenecessary. It's also a lot of fun. I can guarantee that 100%.--Arthur C.Clarke Dewdney retells with charm and wit magnificent morsels ofmathematical mayhem discovered by his army of volunteer 'abusedetectives.' From 'sample trashing' to 'numerical terrorism, ' from'percentage pumping' to 'dimensional dementia, ' 200% of Nothingplumbs the depths of innumeracy in daily life and reveals whatordinary people can do about it. A rich, readable, instructive, and persuasive book.--Lynn ArthurSteen, Professor of Mathematics, St. Olaf College |