Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy And Its Consequences by John Allen Paulos

Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy And Its Consequences

John Allen Paulos

135 pages first pub 1988 (editions)

nonfiction education mathematics science informative medium-paced

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In this book, Paulos argues that our inability to deal rationally with very large numbers results in misinformed governmental policies, confused personal decisions and an increased susceptibility to pseudo-sciences of all kinds. The discussion is ...

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