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Math for the Frightened
Facing Scary Symbols and Everything Else That Freaks You Out About Mathematics
By Pask, Colin
- ISBN
- 978-1-61614-421-0
- Publisher
- Prometheus
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Reviewed on September 23, 2011
Widely published on the topics of optics and vision, Pask (mathematics, emeritus, Univ. New South Wales) has turned his focus to developing mathematics education. In this book, which might better be titled "Math for the Budding Scientist," he introduces the reader to paradigm-shifting mathematic equations throughout history (e.g., the Pythagorean Theorem, Fibonacci sequences) and also presents the work-a-day application of mat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
on onSeptember 23, 2011 | LJXpress
Widely published on the topics of optics and vision, Pask (mathematics, emeritus, Univ. New South Wales) has turned his focus to developing mathematics education. In this book, which might better be titled "Math for the Budding Scientist," he introduces the reader to paradigm-shifting mathematic equations throughout history (e.g., the Pythagorean Theorem, Fibonacci sequences) and also presents the work-a-day application of mat...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
